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European supplier of land optronics
3
segments situational awarness, mobility, and targeting
15,000
Sophie HHTI and target locators sold worldwide in 55 coutries
100,000
NVG in operation in 60 countries
80,000
Lucie and Minie night vision googles sold worldwide in 20 years
15
Thales optronic service centres worldwide
The SOPHIE family of hand-held thermal imagers and target locators – now almost 20 years old – has been sold all over the world, with more than 14,000 imagers in operation in 55 countries. Users of SOPHIE products and services include infantry, artillery and intelligence units, as well as Special Forces and logistics support professionals.
At the ninth meeting of Thales’s SOPHIE & Portable Optronics Users Club, held in Bordeaux, France in October 2016, members of the user community attended workshops on a range of topics, including SOPHIE-XF/VGA, SOPHIE Lite, the range of equipment available to support the SOPHIE product family, and “Understanding optronics in 25 minutes”. The event also included a night-time demonstration at a nearby military camp.