Seeker cooling · gas / activation systems

The stored-gas cooling assembly for IIR seekers.

AVCI Defence designs and manufactures stored-gas cooling and activation assemblies for imaging infrared (IIR) seeker systems, engineered for integration with existing Joule-Thomson (JT) cooler architectures. Configured to your architecture — gas type, pressure, volume, activation, and interface engineered to mission requirement.

View specification
Avcı gas tank and pyrotechnic activation assembly, actual hardware
Sealed for life
Engineered to spec
58-96def stan
2001operating since
10yr shelf life
ISO 9001certified
In production for major Turkish defence companies
System integration — where Avcı sits in the cooling chain
Avcı assembly Gas tank + pyrotechnic activation valve gas port Customer's JT cooler Expansion nozzle / cold head IIR seeker Cooled detector supplied by Avcı customer / integrator customer / integrator
Solid line = Avcı scope. Dashed = integration boundary — compatible with existing cooler architectures.
In production
Avcı seeker cooling assemblies in production, multiple units

Built to qualify, ready to scale

A manufacturing partner for programs that need proven hardware and long-term support through the life of the platform.

Qualification
Production-proven defence hardware

Manufactured to defence quality standards and currently in production for major Turkish defence companies.

Integration
Built for existing JT cooler architectures

Engineered to interface at the gas port of existing Joule-Thomson cooler architectures, minimizing integration changes.

Configuration
Custom pressure, volume, gas and interface

Configured to your mission requirement — gas media, pressure rating, volume, and connector interface engineered to spec.

Lifecycle
Sealed-for-life, 10-year shelf life

Sealed-for-life architecture with 10-year shelf-stable storage, supported through the life of your program.

Specification

DEF STAN 58-96 compatible JT cooler gas source for flight vehicle seekers.

standard
DEF STAN 58-96
pressure_rating
Configured to customer requirement
Custom pressure and volume configurations available.
cycle
Open-cycle, single-use
activation
Pyrotechnic
gas_media
Air / argon / nitrogen
maintenance
Sealed for life
shelf_life
10 years in storage
environmental
MIL-STD-810F compliant
electrical_interface
MIL-DTL-38999 connector
certification
ISO 9001 quality management
status
In production for major Turkish defence companies