Work on developing a thermal shooting target

The paper presents work on the development of a thermal target providing for shooting with the use of night-vision and thermovision sights in night conditions as well as during the day, without changing the target. The image of the target in the night sight is visible by illuminating it through an IR lamp. The target is designed so that the reflected IR stream is directed towards the objective lens. Compared to existing solutions, the new thermal target has a number of advantages, such as it does not require long-time heating and is immediately ready to operate after thermal lamp lighting, significantly reducing energy consumption. The project is currently at the stage of prototype target testing.