DB110 night vision system installed on PAF fighter Jets

[air marshal]

DB110 night vision system installed on PAF fighter Jets
June 11, 2010

Pakistan Air Force in order to further enhance its capabilities has started installing DB110 night Vision system on its fighter jets

According to military sources PAF has enhanced its night vision capability by installing the DB110 system obtained from the US. Under this system not only the capability to see far off in the night time would be bolstered but this system is also equipped to take images of activities several kilometers away and collect data.

According to military sources UAV ‘FALCO’ has also been updated and has been installed with forward locking infrared system, which will greatly help in operation against militants in Tribal Areas.

PAF Mirage Jets have also been modified and installed with refueling system.

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[arslan_treen]

Goodrich's DB-110 pod is described as the most sophisticated reconnaissance system available for the F-16 aircraft. Providing three different fields-of-view within one pod, the DB-110 system can be operated at low, medium and high altitudes by day or night. This pod also incorporates the NATO Common Data Link system, allowing operators on the ground to receive imagery in real-time from the aircraft for processing and analysis.

The DB-110 is a long-range oblique sensor to provide long-range, medium range and short-range imaging systems to support standoff and penetrating missions. It can be operated autonomously, by the pod's reconnaissance management system. Imagery is viewed on the F-16's cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and conduct tasks such as battle damage assessment. This system allows the pilot increased flexibility over current fielded systems.

Goodrich's Chelmsford, Mass. based facility produces the Peace Sky DB-110 airborne reconnaissance pods. The accompanying ground exploitation systems are built at there facility in Malvern, Worcestershire, U.K.

 

[mjnaushad]

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[arslan_treen]

and dont think paf if obtained it from us , as the system is made in uk by a british firm Goodrich and its not a night vision system but is a latest generation reconnaissance Pod developed for , f 16s , predator , tornado, and B2 bombers . and if Pakistan has acquired it Great news and i think they have because this news is coming on other sources aswl .

 

[mjnaushad]

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[CaptainKidd]

What are major differences b/w DB110 , LANTIRN & Sniper ATP?

 

[mughaljee]

Also installed in J-17 ?
am i right.

 

[mjnaushad]

I hope its true......

If this comes for JF 17 and the next batch also get A2A refulling than wow..........It will be a great boost for JF 17. But i dont know weather it is for JF or not. I think its for old F16s as i believe new F16 will come with SniperATP.

 

[Mani2020]

The Goodrich's DB-110 reconnaissance pod is a digital, real-time, tactical reconnaissance system designed to capture images in day or night, using electro-optical sensor technology. The pod can transmit Images via datalink to the ground in real time. The system is produced Goodrich's Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (SRS) team based in Chelmsford, Mass. The data link ground stations are designed and built by a Goodrich facility in Malvern, U.K. for the Poland Peace Sky Program.

The DB-110 is a long-range oblique sensor to provide long-range, medium range and short-range imaging systems to support standoff and penetrating missions. It can be operated autonomously, by the pod's reconnaissance management system. Imagery is viewed on the F-16's cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and conduct tasks such as battle damage assessment. This system allows the pilot increased flexibility over current fielded systems.
The DB-110/RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado) delivers high definition imagery in the visible and infrared bands at extremely long ranges. Its offers broad area coverage, spot and stereo coverage. The systems use an 11" aperture telescope with adjustable focal length of 110" in the visible range and 55" in the IR range. The EO assembly is mounted on a two-axis stabilized maintaining 180° field of regard across, and ± 20° along the line of flight. The system has two-axis line of sight stabilization, and is compensated for ground speed range of 0.1 to 1.6 Mach, at altitude above 10,000 feet. It provides variable overlap capability, from 10 to 100% and panoramic scanning (4° to 28&#176.

Poland will soon receive the first of seven DB-110 airborne reconnaissance pods to equip its newly procured F-16C/Ds (Peace Sky). DB-110 (known as Raptor) is built by Goodrich and is operational with the U.K. Royal Air Force Tornados, used during Operation Iraqi Freedom It is also in operation on the OP-3C aircraft flown by the Japanese Maritime Staff Office.

Source:http://defense-update.com/products/d/db110pod.htm

 

[MZUBAIR]

No clear newz, DB 110 integrated with which aircrafts ?????????????

 

[MZUBAIR]

Still not clear which aircrafts integrated with this system.........

 

[fatman17]

mainly the F-16s - this has been reported many months back when it was revealed that PAF has started supporting the army ops in FATA.

 

[arsalan shafique]

I HOpE IndIAns HAve No PRoBLem WIth It!!!!

 

[Bhairava]

^ No we have big problem with it, still our air force dont have high advanced night vision sensors like this

 

[araz]

^ No we have big problem with it, still our air force dont have high advanced night vision sensors like this

That is because to date your airforce does not have a need for a pod like this as there is no comparable threat like PAF has to face.
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Araz