Good evening everyone. Thanks for coming back to TFB’s Friday Night Lights Series. A common theme among first-time buyers of high-end night vision gear always seems to revolve around price. Specifically, why is everything so expensive? We touched on this briefly last [Read More…]
What restrictions and regulations are placed on the ownership and use of night vision equipment? This question finds few real answers, most of which are often foggy at best. The primary regulations that effect night vision observation devices (NODS) and Light [Read More…]
Helmets To get the most out of your night vision, you need to be able to use it hands-free. Often this is done by mounting to a helmet. Common brands of helmets include Ops Core, MTEK, Team Wendy, Crye, as well as many others. On the budget end, you can purchase a nice [Read More…]
As an aid to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the United States transferred 2,500 night vision helmet mounted monoculars to Ukraine. The ceremony was held in the US embassy in Kiev, Ukraine. The US side was represented by Marie Yovanovitch, the United States ambassador to [Read More…]
At the Great American Outdoor Show I came across Nite Site. I was reminded of the prototype Skoped Vision by Phone Skope where you can record what your scope sees. This is a similar concept but instead of using a phone it is a dedicated camera system with a view screen [Read More…]
Night Vision has come a long way, yet there’s so much more we want out of it. For instance the quality of the picture, the size and weight of the optics not to mention the battery life and price of these things. And since there is color TV, why shouldn’t our [Read More…]
The ability to execute complex operations in conditions of low light or complete darkness has been an asset unique to NATO militaries since the 1990s when fighting against local insurgencies. Often within planning sessions for OIF, OEF, or the current Resolute Support [Read More…]
Meopta has a new night vision device that can be used as a monocular or in combination with a rifle scope. Called the MeoNight 1.1, the unit is a non-magnifying optic (1x) but can be used with a 3x magnifying booster. To use with a scope, the MeoNight is located in [Read More…]
Fortunately night vision has come a very long way in terms of thermal and Infrared optics choices that today’s grunts have. However, once upon a time, 6 pound passive starlight PVS 2s were considered state of the art when it came to the capabilities of U.S. troops fighting at night. The scope [Read More…]
AZMAN42 posted these photos in a thread on AR15.com. Look at the top photo carefully. Do you notice something odd about it? The glow of the white phosphor tube from the NODs is shining on the shooter’s face. The people in the background have a soft orange glow on [Read More…]
Night Optics formerly announced its latest product: a night vision monocular that is called the Sentry 14 1x 4G. The non-magnifying monocular can be used hand held or while mounted to a helmet. Additionally, a quick release weapon mount is available for the Sentry 14 1x [Read More…]
B.E. Meyers found this copy of a 1988 promotional video they made for their Dark Invader Night Vision System. This was before they made laser systems. Enjoy the trip back to the 80s. Did you see the female officer take that aggressive stance? LOL Here are the [Read More…]
I recently picked up an Armasight AIM, which is a novel way of outfitting a rifle with night vision capability. If you’re already intimately familiar with night vision systems (Say, if you know what the pots are and where to find them) and just want to hear about [Read More…]
We had Edward O stop by the FLIR booth at Shot Show 2017 to check out the new night vision from one of the world’s largest manufacturers. FLIR pioneered thermal technology, but just got into the image-intensified game in 2016 with the purchase of Armasight. As a result there were 22 new FLIR [Read More…]
Last year, we wrote about a new integrated night vision optic system that would allow data from a US Army soldier’s weapon-mounted night vision device to be fed directly to his helmet-mounted night vision monocle. Such a system could be a major step forward in [Read More…]
Talking to some friends and one of them mentioned the PSQ-20 ENVG (Enhanced Night Vision Goggle). He described it as Night Vision with thermal vision. So I found this video to share with you all. This is just plain cheating LOL. There are commercial versions [Read More…]
If you’ve ever wanted to hunt at night, Pulsar has a night vision tool that can be used as a monocular or attached to your existing rifle scope. The DN55 is the same as the DFA75 unit, but comes with the monocular attachment for stand alone use. The following [Read More…]
If you live in a state that allows the use of night vision for hunting, the ATN X-Sight HD digital night vision riflescope would be an excellent choice of optic. The ATN X-Sight HD series of night vision rifle scopes are digital night vision scopes. These scopes do not [Read More…]
If you research traditional night vision devices online, you typically walk away with the impression that unless you spend upwards of $2,000, you are wasting your time and money. The problem with this theory is that, for currency-challenged people like myself, [Read More…]
If you’ve ever hunted at night, or want to, you understand the need for good quality night vision. New from Firefield are three different pieces of night vision, each with a different feature to recommend. After all, you can never have too many toys, and when they [Read More…]
The US Army has been investing heavily in improved sighting and target acquisition systems for dismounted troops. Among these initiatives has been a steady improvement program for night vision systems including rifle sights and monocles. Soldier Systems brings us news [Read More…]
TFB friend Cameron Slater from New Zealand emailed us photos he took at the 100 year commemoration ceremony of the WWI ANZAC military campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The ceremony was held earlier this year in Turkey where the campaign was fought. About [Read More…]
Night Vision Depot is one of the largest stocking distributors and manufacturers of night vision systems, image intensifiers and parts. They are also now working with Knight’s Armament for some of their products, namely their PVS-22, BNS-LR-30, UNS-A2 and the [Read More…]
Sightmark announced they will show a new Photon digital night vision scope at the 2015 SHOT Show. The new models, the Photon XT 4.6x 42 and the Photon XT 6.5x 50, are an improvement over the Photon-S released a year ago. The new XT models have a 640×480 display [Read More…]
We saw Flir bring out the Flir One, a thermal imager for the iPhone. Well now MSM Labs is making the NVC case for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. NVC stands for Night Vision Camera. The NVC case also acts as a battery backup and has a microSD card slot for storing the images [Read More…]
As a predator hunter, I can appreciate night vision for my rifle. I have hunted with night vision before, but always found having to rezero my rifle for the night vision scote tedious. American Technologies Network Corp (ATN) has released the PS28 series, which is a [Read More…]
If you live in a jurisdiction that allows the use of a night vision device for hunting or predator control, the Pulsar Sentinel GS 2X50 Night Vision Riflescope would be an excellent choice. Since I am constantly trying to get ahead of the coyote problem on our ranch I [Read More…]
Sightmark is making what they call a hybrid night vision riflescope. The Photon-S is a daylight capable 3.5x 42mm scope with night vision capabilities. The unit uses a 150mW LED IR illuminator combined with a 1/3″ CMOS CCD to provide low-light/night time [Read More…]
Night Optics USA, a Bushnell company, is now selling night vision adaptor kits for the iPhone 4/4s/5. The new kits allow a user to use the video recording capabilities of the iPhone through a variety of night vision weapon sights and vision systems. MSRP on the kits [Read More…]
New from Aimpoint is the 9000SC-NV, a night vision compatible version of the non-magnifying (1x) optic developed for the sport shooting and hunting markets. This is the first night vision compatible 9000SC brought to market by Aimpoint. The 9000SC-NV has a 2 MOA red [Read More…]
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