Optronique secteur frontal



The OSF (Optronique secteur frontal) is a long range video 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 (IRST) and visual sensors:
 * the IR detector can be used as FLIR (to send a video signal to the pilot), or to detect:
 * air targets at ranges up to 100 kilometers
 * surface or sea targets at up to 6 kilometers
 * the 'normal' optical sensor (TV).

As can be seen, the benefits are numerous in air-air confrontation:
 * passive long-distance detection
 * target identification before engagement ...