Packing heat: New thermal imaging gun sights include models as slim as credit cards

At today's Defence and Security Equipment International show in London's docklands, firms unveiled the latest in weapons technology - including credit-card-sized thermal sensors that could change the way soldiers 'see' on the battlefield.

In total, 1,000 arms companies from 46 countries are exhibiting at the fair. It has attracted controversy - protesters object that repressive regimes such as Bahrain are among the countries exhibiting.

British Aerospace's Universal Thermal Binocular is among the thermal binoculars ever made. It has a 640x480 resolution, contains two lasers for weapon sighting and is small enough to slip into a pocket. The technology used is slim enough for credit-card-sized 'night vision' sensors.

New thermal imaging technology enables binoculars small enough to slip in a pocket - and monoculars thin enough to clip onto a weapon

A monocular version, StalkIR, and can be weapon-mounted as a clip-on device. BAE also unveiled a credit-card-sized version, SKeetIR, which can be mounted on a weapon - or directly on a soldier's helmet.

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