Night Vision And Electro-Optics India 2023

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Indian Military Review and CENJOWS are organising the 13th edition of Night Vision & Electro-optics India Seminar & Exhibition at the Army's Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on 5 Jan 2023.

To make up their requirement of Night Vision Devices, Weapons Sights, Surveillance Devices, etc worth over Rs 24,837 crore, the armed forces have launched a drive for expeditious procurement, which has resulted in recent RFIs and RFPs for Night Sights (II) LMG, TI sights for IGLA, AI enabled sights for platforms, TI sights for Rocket Launchers, TI sights for MMGs, Telescopic sights and TI and II sights for Assault Rifles, TI and II sights for LMGs.

Senior officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, BSF, CRPF and DRDO will be speaking and attending the event. Representatives of Coast Guard, NSG, ITBP, CISF, Rashtriya Rifles and industry will be well represented.

At the last physical event, the attendance was : Armed Forces Officers (153) Paramilitary Forces (16), DRDO scientists (13), MoD officers (6), Industry (77).

The number of military equipment and vehicles with vision systems has increased significantly over the past few years. These multi-sensor electro-optical systems include thermal cameras and high-resolution color cameras. Usage of unmanned systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is also contributing to the increasing share of NVDs in the defence market. Moreover, improved efficiency and accuracy of NVDs is increasing their use across various platforms.

The global military electro-optical and infrared systems market is projected to register a CAGR of 2.51%, reaching US$9,314.13 million by 2026. By platform, the air-based segment held the largest market share (54.26%) in 2020. The sea-based segment is expected to show the highest CAGR (2.67%) during the forecast period.

NVD requirements of the Infantry (not including mechanized forces, artillery and all observation devices) are as follows:

• Ni Sight for Carbine (II), $542 mn
• Ni Sight for Rifle (TI), $812 mn
• Ni Sight for Rifle (II), $650 mn
• Ni Sight for LMG (TI), $339 mn
• Ni Sight for LMG (II), $91 mn
• Ni Sight for MGL (TI), $87 mn
• Ni Sight for MMG (TI), $125 mn
• Ni Sight for Gren Lr (TI), $105 mn
• TI Sight for 84mm RL, $228 mn
• II Sight for 84mm RL, $3.6 mn
Total - $2983 mn

As per the TPCR 2018, the requirements of NVDs and IIs are:

• Night Vision Sights for Tanks 4,000
• Night Vision Sights for ICVs 2,000
• Helmet Mounted NVBs Hundreds
• Next-gen NVDs (IR/TI) Hundreds
• TI Sights 55,000
• II Sights 180,000

Schedule:

NIGHT VISION & ELECTRO-OPTICS INDIA 2023

PROGRAMME - 5 JANUARY 2023

SESSION 1 – INAUGURAL SESSION (0930 – 1030 hrs)

Welcome Address Lt Gen Sunil Srivastava, AVSM, VSM**, Retd, Director, Centre for Joint Warfare Studies

Inaugural Address Lt Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM Vice Chief of the Army Staff

Keynote Address Lt Gen AK Samantara, SM**, Director General Infantry, Army HQ.

Special Address Dr BK Das, OS & DG Electronics & Commincation (ECS), DRDO

Industry Perspective Col KV Kuber, Director Defence & Aerospace, Ernst & Young.

Release of Report EY-IMR Knowledge Paper on Night Vision Devices.

1030 – 1100 hrs Refreshments

SESSION 2 – EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN NIGHT VISION (1100 – 1245 hrs)

Chairperson: Maj Gen CS Mann, VSM, Addl DG Army Design Bureau.

1100 – 1115 hrs Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.

1115 – 1130 hrs “Latest NV & EO Technologies and Challenges”. Dr Ajay Kumar, Sc G, IRDE, DRDO

1130 – 1145 hrs “Infrared Detectors for Defense Applications.” Ronen Sharashov, Director Marketing & Business Development, Semi-Conductor Devices (SCD), Israel.

1145 – 1200 hrs “Products & Solutions in Electro-Optics” Vinod Yadav, Head Optronics, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd

1200 – 1215 hrs “Artificial Intelligence in Surveillance.” Sandeep Shah MD, Optimized Electrotech.

1215 – 1230 hrs “HHV's Contribution towards self reliance in Thin Films and Optics” Dr Gokul Raja TS, Hind High Vacuum.

1230 – 1245 hrs Q&A/ Discussion.

SESSION 3 – NVD & ELECTRO-OPTICS’ REQUIREMENTS (1245 – 1345 hrs)

Chairperson: Maj Gen Abhinaya Rai, Additional Director General Strategic Planning Dte, Army HQ.

1245 – 1300 hrs Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.

1300 – 1310 hrs “NVDs and Weapon Sights Requirements of Inf.” Brig Gurpal Singh, YSM, SM, Brig Infantry B

1310 – 1320 hrs “Air Force Night Vision & Electro-optics Requirements” Speaker from Air HQ.

1320 – 1330 hrs “Indian Navy’s Night Vision & Electro-optics Requirements” Speaker from Naval HQ.

1330 – 1345 hrs Q&A/ Discussion.

1345 – 1430 hrs Lunch

SESSION 4 – NIGHT VISION DEVICES FOR PLATFORMS (1430 – 1600 hrs)

Chairperson: Maj Gen AK Channan, PVSM, SM, Retd, Former Addl DG Army Design Bureau

1430 – 1445 hrs Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.

1445 – 1455 hrs “Night Operations by Army Aviation helicopters.” Col Amit Sharma, CO Army Avn Dte.

1455 – 1505 hrs “Enhancement of Night Fighting capabilities of Armoured Fighting Vehicles.” Col Vijay Dalal, Col AC-1, Armoured Corps Dte, Army HQ.

1505 – 1515 hrs “Trials of Night Vision Devices” Col Mahim Kumar, Col Capability Devp-4, Army HQ

1545 – 1600 hrs Q&A/ Discussion

SESSION 5: BORDER AND BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE (1605 - 1715 hrs)

Chairperson: Maj Gen Abhay Dayal, ADG Acquisition Technical (Army), Ministry of Defence

1605 – 1625 hrs Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.

1625 – 1635 hrs “Challenges in Border Management at Night.” SS Rathore, IPS, DIG BSF.

1635 – 1645 hrs “Latest in Battlefield Surveillance” Col Abhijit Singh, Col Arty-9, Artillery Directorate

1645 – 1700 hrs Q&A/ Discussion.

1700 – 1710 hrs Closing Address. Lt Gen Sunil Srivastava, AVSM, VSM**, Retd, Director, CENJOWS

1710 – 1715 hrs Vote of Thanks. Maj Gen Ravi Arora, Retd, Chief Editor Indian Military Review.

1715 hrs Refreshments and close.

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