Bertin Instruments CBRN, Gas Detection and Optronics Solutions for the Military Industry
Bertin Instruments, a brand of CNIM Group, has been one of the French leading experts in the field of innovation for defence and homeland security, industrial safety and environment for 60 years, with more than 700 employees, mostly composed of engineers.
Through the acquisition of Saphymo in 2015, Bertin Instruments strengthened its scientific instrumentation and systems division to become the only French industrialist offering a full range of solutions in optronics and for the detection and identification of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats.
Chemical threat detection with the Second Sight® MS
The Second Sight MS stand-off chemical gas cloud detector is compact, lightweight and modular. Specially designed for military and civil protection operations, this camera locates suspicious gas clouds for an early warning and real-time visualisation.
With its infrared sensor, the system shows as an overlay where dangerous gases (toxic industrial gases or chemical warfare agents, such as nerve gases or vesicants) are developing. Second Sight can locate and identify the type of gas and measure its concentration. Thanks to its unique gas X-feature, it also detects gas that hasn’t been registered in the database, which is ideal when gases are impure, mixed or unknown.
Biological threat detection with the Coriolis® Recon
Coriolis Recon is a portable, light and ruggedized bio-air sampler designed for detection of biological warfare agents. Dedicated to first responders or CBRN teams, this device can be quickly deployed when a biological attack might have occurred.
The Coriolis Recon has been conceived to collect large concentrations of aerosols in a breathable range of 0.5µm to 10µm, with an air flow rate at 600l/min, in order to be more representative of the environment than more traditional bio-aerosol samplers.
Due to its ability to collect bio-aerosol particles into a liquid, this system can be used with rapid identification techniques for biological agents (immunoassay, PCR, etc), providing an early warning of aerosolised biological warfare agents.
Radiological and Nuclear threat detection with Saphymo’s expertise
Thanks to Saphymo’s strong expertise, Bertin Instruments developed and optimised radiological and nuclear equipment, providing state-of-the-art instrumentation to the customer for the detection of ionising radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, neutron).
Our products for personal protection, as well as process and environmental monitoring are suitable for homeland security, emergency preparedness and defence. Our dosimeters, dose rate and survey meters are dedicated to preventive and response purposes before and during radiological incidents. For example, SaphyRAD MS, our latest multiprobe contamination meter has been designed to be used in harsh environments, during military and first responders’ operations.
Moreover, our environmental radiation monitoring systems include data transmission that is compatible with emergency situations. Bertin Instruments also provides mobile and quick deployment solutions such as the GammaTRACER Spider, which is a gamma monitoring probe using a self-deployable system to reduce the first responders’ exposure in emergency situation.
Optronic solutions for the military
One of our latest ranges offers tactical optronic equipment for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering during Homeland Security and Military operations, and to protect and monitor high-risk hotspots. In 2016, Bertin Instruments in partnership with Photonis launched FusionSight®, a new unique ocular providing smart fusion of colour low-light and thermal vision to ensure threat and target accurate detection.
Specially developed to meet the infantry chiefs and special forces’ requirements, this reliable handled device has proven its efficiency on the field during operations facing hidden and camouflaged enemies, and under limited visibility conditions. In the same range, Bertin Instruments developed PeriSight®, a network of imaging sensor modules for vehicle that can offer multiple viewing channels such as colour low-light and thermal.
PeriSight® modules can provide night and day 360° surveillance in a short range in order to enhance land situation awareness and driver vision. The product is features several fields of view options throughout vehicle to reduce vulnerability of hidden.
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Bertin Instruments: Coriolis Recon
Coriolis Recon is a ruggedised and portable bio-air sampler dedicated to CBRN teams or first responders for biological warfare agents collection, ensuring quick deployment during a suspected biological attack.
Bertin Instruments: FusionSight
FusionSight is a world-first digital night and day vision device launched in 2016, that provides smart fusion for an accurate detection of threats and targets.
Bertin Instruments: PeriSight
PeriSight is a night and day vision enhancer for vehicle, using a network of imaging sensor modules to obtain multiple viewing channels, color low light and thermal.
Bertin Instruments: Radiological and Nuclear Solutions
Fighting terrorism has become an absolute priority for homeland and border security, especially radiological and nuclear threats.
Bertin Instruments: Second Sight
The Second Sight MS is a passive, long-range chemical and toxic gas cloud detector for real-time surveillance and source localisation.
White Papers
Situational Awareness and Driver Vision Enhancement Using Perisight® System
During the latest armed conflicts, light and armoured military vehicles were often targeted. These attacks stood as the first cause of casualties.
Using FUSIONSIGHT® Onboard Helicopter for Counterdrug and SAR Missions
The French Naval Aviation operates various helicopters, dedicated to a large number of missions.
Gas Detection and Identification 5km Standoff
This field trial aims at validating the detection capability of a gas cloud 5km away from the Second Sight® MS.
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Bertin has developed the new multiprobe military survey meter (with the expertise of Saphymo*) under a contract awarded by the French Defense Procurement Agency. This latest generation portable monitor is designed to detect and measure radioactivity in harsh environment. Two years of research and development led to the launch of the SaphyRAD MS (also called DOM 420 by the French Army).
Read moreDedicated to integrators for land and maritime applications, the PeriSight Zoom is a high-performance integrated optronic solution, designed for vision from armoured vehicles and site surveillance.
Read moreTargeting integrators and vehicle manufacturers, CamSight are integrated core camera modules inside complex optronic systems. They are based on FusionSight’s (monocular for day and night vision) and PeriSight’s (perimeter vision system) optronics technology.
Read moreExensor Technology (UK), subsidiary of Bertin Technologies, has been invited to feature in the Technology Section of the 2017/2018 Parliamentary Review.
Read moreBertin is due to provide its optronic equipment to the French Ministry of Defense. The equipment will monitor Canjuers’ combined forces shooting training center (CETIA).
Read moreBertin Technologies' Second Sight® MS standoff detector of chemical threats has been chosen to equip the troops of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Read moreBertin Technologies, a CNIM Group company, was awarded at Milipol Paris 2017 for its equipment FusionSight®. Developed in partnership with Photonis, FusionSight® is the world-first compact monocular that combines a colour low-light sensor with a thermal image sensor.
Read moreBertin presented its FusionSight® Night Vision Device at the Eurosatory 2016, which was held between 13-17 June 2016, in Paris, France.
Read moreOn 1 January 2015, Bertin Technologies, a subsidiary of the French industrial group CNIM1, finalised the takeover of the Saphymo Group, a French leader in systems for detecting and monitoring ionizing radiation.
Read moreBertin Technologies will be showcasing their latest products at the sixth annual CBRNe Convergence Congress & Exhibition in San Diego, California USA from 29 - 31 October 2013.
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