Nexter, a KNDS company, and Safran Electronics & Defense have been awarded contract by the French MoD’s procurement and technology agency (DGA) for the development and integration of the new sights for the tank commander and gunner of the renovated Leclerc tank – Leclerc XLR.
These sights are the two main observation and engagement systems of the Leclerc tank, allowing the crew to detect, identify, and target an object several kilometers away before engaging it.
Following technical negotiations with the DGA teams, Nexter and Safran Electronics & Defense are strengthening the "observation" function considering the new threats on the battlefield.
In the statement made by Nexter, a KNDS company, the Leclerc XLR’s sight features are presented as follows:
“The optronic core of the Leclerc tank's weapon system is digitized to increase the data flow and provide high-quality images in all conditions. The analogue video system of the Leclerc tank is replaced by a digital video system. The gunner's sight is modernized with latest generation optronic sensors and new electronics. Meanwhile, the commander's sight is replaced by a latest-generation PASEO sight designed for panoramic observation and engagement in all conditions. The PASEO family already provides the same functions on the armored vehicle JAGUAR. For the commander's scope, OPT-Sys, a company of KNDS, provides the digital monocular that serves as the interface between the tank commander and the PASEO sight.”
The tanks with modernized sights will be delivered by 2035.
