TrueHunter Sighting Systems Family

State-of-the-art, long-range vehicle sighting systems for observation and precision targeting

Defence
Land
Mounted combat

Enabling crews to see first and act first, Thales’ TrueHunter sights deliver long-range detection with fast, highly-accurate target acquisition 24 hours a day, in all environmental conditions. They combine stabilized precision with advanced sensors for consistently reliable performance, even in the most challenging battlefield conditions and while on the move. The TrueHunter family includes above and below-armour sights for vehicle commanders and gunners, supporting a wide range of applications.

3,000

Over 3,000 sights in service globally

50 years

Armoured vehicles have relied on Thales sights for over 50 years

Partner of Choice

The UK army’s partner of choice for vehicle sighting systems

Thales DigitalCrew® AI processing for enhanced decision-making and reduced cognitive burden

DigitalCrew® acts as a virtual crew member, simultaneously monitoring all on-board sensors and automatically alerting the user to potential threats. Object classification helps to identify objects of interest even in no or low-light conditions. Single and multi-object tracking helps the operator to maintain control in dynamic battlefield situations. Seamless image combination stitches together imagery from the sensors to provide a cohesive picture of the surrounding environment.

360° Threat Detection

of laser-guided Threats for enhanced situational awareness
All-Angle Missile Alert

Ensuring timely and accurate detection
Silent Surveillance

to maintain stealth while enhancing awareness
More than 700 Vicon XF

Systems supplied for 15 different aircraft types

The TrueHunter Gimbal Sight is a next-generation commander and gunner’s above-armour sight for wheeled and tracked vehicles. It can be mast or turret-mounted and serves as a multi-role system for use on MBT’s, IFV’s, patrol, reconnaissance and joint fires vehicles. It features three HD TV cameras, a microscanned thermal imager, SWIR, eyesafe laser rangefinder and optional laser target designator. The modular design allows it to be easily configurable to suit the application and the sensor head can be easily replaced to aide maintenance and repair. High-performance stabilisation delivers true on-the-move capability in all terrain. It has been selected for the German Army’s JFST programme.

The TrueHunter Commander Sight provides vehicle commanders with a stabilised panoramic sighting system of exceptional accuracy. This below-armour sight is versatile in application, with a modular design that allows easy configuration to suit customer needs. It allows the commander to scan for, identify, and track targets then seamlessly hand over to the gunner (Hunter-Killer Operation), or to fire if required directly from the commander's view. The TrueHunter Commander and Gunner Sights both feature on advanced platforms such as the British Army's Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and the UK Challenger 3 main battle tank.

The TrueHunter Gunner Sight delivers a stabilised, high-performance targeting system for vehicle gunners. This below-armour sight is available in a direct view with customisable optics or as an indirect sight with dual TV cameras. It improves platform survivability by enabling high-accuracy target engagement and fire-on-the-move during the day and night and in all weather conditions. Again, this features on the UK Ajax and Challenger 3 vehicles.