This is a review of the Concamo Ghosthood and some of the components in their Confusion Camouflage System. If you’re following TFB, I’m sure you’ve seen the Concamo images at least a few times. The images look great, and they have wonderful marketing [Read More…]
Hello reader. If this is your first time here at Friday Night Lights then Welcome! We focus this weekly column on night vision and thermal technologies. This includes night vision goggles, thermal sights and all the various accessories related to them. This week we take [Read More…]
Night has fallen and we have the technology to see in the dark. Last Friday we took a look at the French-made Thales LUCIE low profile night vision goggle. This week we take a look at another piece of military hardware. The SAFRAN JIM LR is a cooled thermal biocular [Read More…]
This is a review of the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP50 Pro, which Pulsar claims is the first thermal imaging riflescope with a classic design and built-in laser rangefinder. Loaded with features and some of the most powerful components available on the market, like the [Read More…]
Every now and then there’s a release of a product that raises the bar, so sit tight and continue reading. The new iRay RICO HD RS75 thermal weapon sight features a 1280×1024 12μm sensor, 75mm f/1.0 lens together with an ultra-high resolution 1.03-inch [Read More…]
Hello there fellow night vision enthusiast. If you have been following along, last week I showcased the monocular pod adapters for the AB Night Vision RPNVG. If you have been following me, you might know that I have been lusting for a Thales LUCIE for some time now. [Read More…]
This is a review of the Talion XQ38, Pulsar’s brand new Thermal Imaging Riflescope. Launched at SHOT Show 2022, it’s a compact, lightweight thermal imaging hunting riflescope with several advanced capabilities. The compact size and low weight in combination [Read More…]
Hello, low light enthusiast and welcome back to Friday Night Lights. Last week we took a look at Hollywood Night Vision Myths in Amazon Prime’s Terminal List. Well, this week we revisit the AB Night Vision RPNVG but focus on their new RPNVG Mono adapter. They [Read More…]
You all know him and love him – Nick C! I’m really excited to finally have Nick C on the show to talk about night vision. Long-time readers of TFB will know that Nick has poured a lot of time, work, and broken parts into his weekly article series Friday [Read More…]
Welcome back. Last week we took a look at a thermal clip-on from Steiner. Well, this week we have another installment of Hollywood Night Vision Myths here at Friday Night Lights. This is where I pick apart a movie, TV show, or video game that uses night vision and point [Read More…]
The night of Friday is upon us and we shed some light on this week’s Friday Night Lights subject. The Steiner Nighthunter C35 is an entry-level thermal device that performs better than expected. Let’s take a closer look at this thermal clip-on. Steiner @ [Read More…]
Night vision clip-ons are a convenient way to upgrade your current hunting rifle without changing your main rifle scope. The new Zeiss DTC 3 is the first thermal clip-on device by Zeiss. The DTC 3/25 features a 1024×768 HD AMOLED display with a thermal sensor [Read More…]
Cole-TAC‘s Brain Bucket Bag has just been released. With a price starting at $125, it’s designed to provide a low-profile, lightweight protection for your half-shell helmet and night vision. There’s also an inside Velcro loop panel to mount your IR [Read More…]
Welcome back to another weekly installment of Friday Night Lights. This week we take a look at something relatively new and yet old at the same time. The EOTech BinoNV-C. It is a lightweight articulated binocular offered by EOTech. There are some interesting things [Read More…]
Did the name of today’s Friday Night Lights catch your attention? Well, let’s go on a little trip through history about a somewhat obscure HUD window night vision goggle called CATS EYES. The font and cat logo are all original from the time period used on [Read More…]
In the few years I have dabbled in night vision, never in my wildest dreams have I thought of what I will be covering on this week’s Friday Night Lights. Night vision rocket launchers! More specifically the rocket launcher night vision mount. Night Vision Mount @ [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Friday Night Lights. This week I decided to take a step back in case we have some newer readers who are still deciding what they should buy next, night vision or thermal. That is a loaded question. Almost like deciding if you should buy a rifle [Read More…]
Last month I was in Germany for a week. While I was there, I stopped by to check out IEA MIL Optics. I know them as one of the premier night vision dealers in Europe. They are an L3, Unity Tactical, EOTech and Wilcox dealer. They have other products not just those and [Read More…]
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed an amendment to an existing contract for binocular night vision goggles on behalf of Belgium and Germany. The contract is worth a mid-three-digit million amount, in Euros. The follow-up contract will be [Read More…]
If you have been following along with us here at Friday Night Lights, I have posted about a couple of different panoramic night vision options. Quadtubes are the ultimate way to have panoramic NVGs but they are usually cost-prohibitive. It was Noisefighters who came out [Read More…]
Well, this is another night vision bucket list item for Friday Night Lights. I assume you recognize the featured image and the name. Yep, that’s right, we get to take a deep dive into an L3Harris FGS (Fusion Bino) aka PSQ-36. Thanks to some very nice people for [Read More…]
Night has fallen on this Friday and you are back again for some night vision and thermal content. Today I will share with you something that has eluded my friends and me – shooting long-range thermal out to 1250 yards. The distance is nothing special but trying to [Read More…]
GBRS Group has just announced the official release date for their up-and-coming GBRS Hydra Mount for Aimpoint pattern optics. The GBRS Hydra mount is essentially a Picatinny mounted solution that allows you to mount both a night vision compatible optic and an IR device [Read More…]
Good evening! Perhaps I caught your attention with some nice white phosphor? In today’s installment of Friday Night Lights, I will show you something that is uncommon in the night vision world and in the grand scheme of things is relatively affordable – Sure [Read More…]
The Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen has authorized the Logistics Department of the Defense Forces to acquire more combat equipment from Senop Oy. The order is described as significant and includes laser sights and NVG monocular image intensifiers. The value [Read More…]
As part of TFB’s Photo Of The Day, we have today some 2BCT Thermal Night Optics on show. Here we have a Soldier from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, engaged in a night live-fire using the L3Harris ENVG-B at Range 22. The ENVG-B provides unique [Read More…]
Friday Night Lights is upon us once again. Welcome back. Today we will take a look at the 3D-printed J-arm for night vision monoculars. There are two different makers of 3D-printed J-arms – Noisefighters and FW-Solutions. They have their own approach to mounting [Read More…]
Eye protection from high-powered lasers is a safety aspect a lot of people look over. While most of us aren’t getting blasted daily with unsafe wavelengths and intensities of light, law enforcement, military, industrial workers, and those who like to train with [Read More…]
It’s Friday night and that means we delve into the dark arts of the night. Today’s topic is the LaserMaxDefense (LMD) Pistol Enhancer aka PAiL (Pistol Aiming Laser). This multi-function aiming laser (MFAL) won LaserMaxDefense a contract with the U.S. Army. [Read More…]
The premier manufacturer of thermal optic technologies, Armasight, has just announced the introduction of their new Armasight Contractor Thermal Optic weapon sight. The Contractor is a 100% designed and built in the USA series of weapon-mounted thermal optics powered by [Read More…]