After incurring embargo for reconnaissance and surveillance cameras, Turkish government ordered local company Aselsan to produce a better camera. Aselsan eventually developed ASELFLIR-500.
ASELFLIR-500 is a high performance electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system developed for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerial platforms including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Helicopters and Airplanes.
ASELFLIR-500 system includes 3-5 micrometer High Resolution Infrared Camera, High Resolution Day TV Camera, High Resolution SWIR Camera, Laser Target Designator, Laser Range Finder, Laser Spot Tracker and Laser Pointing units.
Here are ASELFLIR-500’s General Features;
- True Full High Definition HD DAY TV Camera
- High Resolution SWIR NIR Camera
- Laser Target Designation
- Internal Boresight System (IBS)
- High Precision 4 Axis Mechanical + 2 Axis Optical Stabilization
- COMMON APERTURE WITH PRIMARY MIRROR OF DIAMETER 220 MM
- COMPACT AND LIGHT-WEIGHT SYSTEM
- SINGLE-LRU SYSTEM
- SUPERIOR RANGE PERFORMANCE
- HIGH RESOLUTION IR CAMERA
- TRUE FULL HIGH DEFINITION HD DAY TV CAMERA
- HIGH RESOLUTION SWIR NIR CAMERA
- LASER TARGET DESIGNATION
- INTERNAL BORESIGHT SYSTEM (IBS)
- HIGH PRECISION 4 AXIS MECHANICAL + 2 AXIS OPTICAL STABILIZATION
- OPERATION IN VERY LOW TEMPERATURES IN HIGH ALTITUDES
- INNOVATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHMS
IN THERMAL AND DAY TV CHANNELS
Technical Specifications