SOPHIE Hand Held Thermal Imagers for land operations

SOPHIE Ultima and SOPHIE Optima allow platoon leaders and specialised forces units to operate during the day and at night.

  • Dismounted combat
  • Defence
  • Land

It allows to safely take position during any type of mission, detect and identify threats, geolocate targets, request fire support, control mortar fire, and assess the engagement effects at long range.

Multi-mission capabilities

For the age of collaborative combat

  1. Over 16,000 SOPHIE HHTI

    Sold to 55 countries

  2. Up to 6 km

    The distance at which SOPHIE Ultima can reliably identify a tank

  3. Up to 3 km

    The distance at which SOPHIE Optima can reliably identify a tank

Co-development with operational users

The SOPHIE family of hand-held thermal imagers and target locators is a prime example of this co-development effort.
Thales created the concept of the hand-held thermal imager back in the 1990s, and has sold more than 16,000 SOPHIE HHTI to 55 countries to date. The latest new members of the SOPHIE family — SOPHIE Ultima and SOPHIE Optima — take the concept to a new level. 

 

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SOPHIE Ultima and SOPHIE Optima hand-held thermal imagers provide tactical and special force units with a unique combat ability in hostile environments, all whilst optimising the weight load. 

SOPHIE Handheld Thermal Imagers – 4th generation

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SOPHIE Hand Held Thermal Imagers for land operations