G&H has won a contract to supply periscope technology as part of the U.K.’s Challenger 3 program, to upgrade the British army’s main battle tanks. Rheinmetall Electronics UK awarded the £4.1 million ($4.4 million) Challenger 3 contract to G&H for the supply of a custom specific variant of its Embedded Image Periscope (EIP) for integration into the Trailblazer Driver Vision System. Challenger 3 is a new main battle tank being developed by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rheinmetall. G&H Kent Embedded Image Periscope (EIP). Courtesy of G&H. The EIP, part of G&H’s Kent defense brand, has been adapted specifically for the Challenger 3 driver compartment. The product has been configured to provide protection in specific battle conditions and customized to work as an integrated part of REUK’s Trailblazer. The device includes a novel display for comfortable viewing for the vehicle driver while on long-duration missions and incorporates integrated electronic display and classic direct view periscope technology. It has a newly designed compact binocular system to aid eye relief. The Challenger 3 EIP design and prototype systems will be completed in the newly established G&H Optical Systems Innovation Hub in St. Asaph, North Wales. Production manufacturing will take place at the G&H flagship manufacturing site in Ilminster.