Calibre develops custom made TVTABS display systems for night time vision in Thales RAF GR4 Tornado simulators

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Calibre TVTABS custom made display systems are used by Thales inside their Tornado GR4 full mission military fast jet flight simulators.

(Bradford, UK--March 31, 2010) Calibre TVTABS custom made display systems are used by Thales inside their Tornado GR4 full mission military fast jet flight simulators.

Thales' GR4 training services are located at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland - the busiest fast-jet base in the Royal Air Force and are used for military aircrew mission readiness. Thales, a military training service provider, has been training Tornado GR4 RAF aircrew for over 30 years.

Calibre was selected due to their proven track record in delivering custom military displays that were made to budget and according to delivery time.

In creating the TVTABS displays for Thales, Calibre utilised its own in-house LCD electronics and mechanical design team to create pilot keyboard lighting and electronic interfaces to match the simulator control system, performance and look of the real Tornados. They are used for all kinds of flying including night time flying and display content such as live thermal imaging, night vision and infrared.

“Calibre custom designs rugged and reliable professional LCD displays from the ground up to do the task that they are destined for,” says Tim Brooksbank, Chairman of Calibre UK. “We’re pleased that such a mission critical application has taken advantage of our technology and joins the list of many successful applications to be found in the industrial, OEM, broadcast, medical, surveillance, homeland security, process control, aerospace, military and transport sectors.”

About Calibre

Calibre is highly respected worldwide as a specialist manufacturer of image processing technology with 21 years of experience (1988-2009). Calibre continues to evolve its product range and make further technical advances in the broadcast, ProAV, aerospace, defence, medical and industrial markets through the innovative use of modern technology. Utilizing its own in-house hardware and software design teams for all product development including OEM programmes.

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