Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is providing the MiniPOP EO/IR systems fitted with an advanced command and control unit to FB Design, the Italian company supplying high-performance motorboats to the Italian Coast Guard. Two of the ten patrol boats ordered have already been delivered to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza for operational use.
The MiniPOP is an electro-optical payload that weighs 7-9 kilograms. It includes advanced cameras used for day and night observation, as well as a laser pointer and laser range gauge. It features strong image-stabilizing capabilities to aid in long-term observations and real-time image capturing, in particular under difficult sea conditions. The MiniPOP is designed for a wide range of uses on manned and unmanned platforms operated on the ground, at sea and in the air by military, homeland security and civilian users.
Boaz Levi, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Systems, Missiles & Space Group, commented, “The capabilities and performance of the MiniPOP have been proven in a wide range of operations by dozens of customers in Israel and abroad. It is a high-fidelity system with some of the most advanced technological and image quality in defence electro-optics. As such, it allows the end-users to obtain high-quality intelligence in real-time and enables fast and effective threat detection. We are proud to provide these systems to the Guardia di Finanza and to collaborate with our partners at FB Design. We will continue to offer a wide range of solutions to meet the requirements of our global customers.”
Developed by TAMAM, IAI’s electro-optics and navigation house, the MiniPOP represents decades of experience accumulated at IAI. It joins TAMAM’s EO/IR family, which includes the M19. MOSP, POP, MiniPop and additional EO/IR systems deployed in multiple air, sea, and ground operations in numerous militaries and law enforcement agencies.
MiniPOP System for Italian Coast Guard
