Optronique secteur frontal

The OSF (Optronique secteur frontal) is a long range Optoelectronics system developed for the French Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.

With its narrow field, the visible waveband capability is truly valuable to identify targets in situations where visual contact is required by the rules of engagement.

It allows target tracking, through IR (Infra-red search and track) and visual sensors:

As can be seen, the benefits are numerous in air-air confrontation:

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