ITT Exelis continues to provide international allies with advanced generation 3 night vision technology and in this effort we have partnered with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), said Nick Bobay, Vice President and General Manager of ITT Exelis, Geospatial Systems, Night Vision & Imaging business.

Gen 3 night vision technology provides an unprecedented “own the night,” operational advantage to our service members; it is simply the most technically advanced night vision capability on the battlefield.

Under the partnership, the two companies, he said, would supply manufacturing capabilities in India, maintenance and lifecycle support for Gen 3 night vision products.

To start with, Exelis will provide TASL with the latest Gen 3 night vision image intensifier tubes, kits and other materials required to build night vision devices in India, to expedite the delivery of the systems to customers in India. This will be followed by manufacture of high precision components and sub-assemblies of the devices by Tata Advanced Systems. “By the end of the year we [partnership] should be up and running,” said Nick Bobay.

“The partnership allows us to increase our international footprint and provide our allies with superior products they need to be successful during night missions.”

The market for night vision is huge and the requirement could be over 5,00,000 over the next five years.