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the temperature of the environment at the level of 20 degrees Celsius. It works within the range of 8 – 12 μm, NETD up to < 30 mK. Resolution is 640 x 512 px. The laser range finder is safe to the human eye. It can be used at distances between 100 meters and 10 kilometers. The minimum distance between the targets is 10 meters. The instrument offers a 5-meter accuracy level. GOC-1 Nike is the primary targeting system. Development of this system took place at PCO, with contributions made by the engineering teams from WB Electronics. Despite the different ap- pearance, its performance and sensors are almost identical to GOD-1. However, its thermal imager works in the 3-5 µm range, while the elevation movement range is smaller (-10° ÷ +60°). The whole system is standardized, in line with the STANAG 4347 for a 2.3x2.3 meter target, with an assumption that background tem- perature is at the level of 14.85 degrees Celsius, with the target area being 2 degrees warmer, or colder, in relation to the back- ground. One shall remember that narrow and wide fields of view are available in the case of optics. The GOD-1's thermal imager has detection/recognition/ID ranges of 4,950/1,600/800 me- ters. For the narrow FOV, these values are, correspondingly, as follows: 7,500/4,000/1,800 meters. The daytime camera of this sight offers performance figures as follows: 5,500/1,800/900 meters for wide FOV and 12,500/4,800/2,500 meters for narrow FOV. Meanwhile, the GOC-1 sight offers slightly worse parame- ters for the wide FOV, but its performance is far better in the nar- row FOV when it comes to target identification (2,500 meters). The daytime camera's performance is inferior - for wide FOV it's 4,000/2,000/800 meters, and for narrow: 7,500/4,000/1,800 me- ters. The remaining components of the fire control system within the turret are the same, as the ones used in MBTs - gyro and ac- celerometer blocks are separate for the turret, sights, and hull. Furthermore, the hardware includes electromechanical drives of the turret (stabilization and motors in the azimuth plane), weath- er sensors (wind, atmospheric pressure, temperature), a central shock-resistant ballistic computer, that can also withstand vibra- tion, EMP impulse, and extreme temperatures, and BMS/BFT tur- ret radio system. BORSUK The new generation IFV program, also known as Borsuk (Badg- er), is, most probably, the most prospective of the programs, pursued by HSW S.A. and its consortium partners. The vehicle is being developed by a HSW-led consortium, established in 2013. The following entities are also included: OBRUM Sp. z o.o., Ro- somak S.A., WZE S.A. [ Military Electronic Works], WZI S.A. [Mili- tary Engineering Works], WZM S.A. [Military Automotive Works], War Studies University, WAT [Military University of Technology], 32 www.fragoutmag.com