Window into the future of armoured warfare with Challenger 3's new periscope

The new Challenger 3 will be kitted out with an embedded image periscope, a cutting-edge combination of a classic glass periscope and a digital display electronic periscope.

The electronic periscope is connected to a camera system called Spectre which consists of a thermal imaging camera, a day camera, and an overlay of the two.

The new periscope will also have a 'reversionary mode' – in the event that the main battle tank loses power and the situational awareness cameras stop working, the driver will be able to flip a switch to look out of the non-electronic glass periscope.

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The video above gives an in-depth explanation of the explains the Challenger 3's cutting edge digital display.