The Institute of Optronics (IOP) ( ur, ) is an administrative research weapons engineering institute located in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. The IOP is noted for its production of advanced military technologies produced for the
Pakistan Armed Forces
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History
The Institute of Optronics (IOP) was established in 1984 as a project led
Ministry of Defence
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Government of Pakistan
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. The project was led by then-
Director-General
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of the
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Lieutenant-General
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Talat Masood
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who supervised the construction of the institute.
After it was made fully functional, the IOP's were handed over to civilian management. Dr. Akram Hussain Abidi, a scientist in the field of
optical physics
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and former
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senior scientist, was its pioneer, Director-General. Presently the organization is working under the Ministry of Defence Production, Government of Pakistan.
ROLE and TASK of IOP include Undertaking Research & Development, and production of
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NVDs
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Laser Rangefinder
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s
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Thermal Imaging
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Systems
*Battle Field Surveillance Systems
*Other Commercial, Industrial, and Military
Optronics
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' Products
See also
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Night vision device
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AN/PVS-4
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AN/PVS-14
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IDEAS
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References
External links
Official Website of Ministry of Defence Production, Government of Pakistanideas Pakistan, Institute of Optronics
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Optoelectronics
Pakistan federal departments and agencies
1984 establishments in Pakistan