SOURCE: AFI
In a significant move to bolster its air defence capabilities, the Indian Army has placed orders for advanced thermal weapon sights from Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). This development was highlighted during the Aero India 2025 show in Bangalore, running from February 10 to 14.
TASL officials confirmed that they had already delivered 28 Rajak Thermal Weapon Sight Cooled (TWC) systems to the Indian Army’s Northern Command in 2024, with further deliveries slated for other commands in 2025. The Northern Command has issued a repeat order for an additional 14 units in the coming year, showcasing the trust and reliability placed in TASL’s technology.
The procurement extends across different commands with TASL set to supply 29 Rajak TWC systems to the Eastern Command, 14 to the Central Command, and a substantial 72 to the Southern Command. Moreover, the company anticipates securing a contract with the Western Command by mid-2025, demonstrating an extensive rollout plan across India’s military geography.
The Rajak TWC systems are specifically engineered for integration with the Indian Army’s Igla manportable air defence systems (MANPADS), which are Russian-designed by Konstruktorskoe Byuro Mashinostroeniya (KBM). The Igla MANPADS, known for its effectiveness against low-flying aerial threats, features a 1.27 kg high-explosive chemical energy fragmentation warhead.
TASL officials emphasized that the Rajak TWC significantly enhances the operational capabilities of these air-defence systems. The sight offers a dual field-of-view, providing the ability to detect larger targets like aircraft or helicopters from distances of 12 to 15 kilometers, and smaller, more elusive targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from up to 3 kilometers away.
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