DefenceTalkDARPA has selected 10 industry and university research teams for the Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form (ENVision) program. Current night vision (NV) systems are bulky and heavy, resulting in a significant torque on the wearer’s neck. This torque greatly limits the wearer’s agility and often leads to chronic injury over prolonged use. Additionally, existing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-selects-teams-to-develop-lightweight-enhanced-night-vision-goggles-77670/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkFor decades U.S. warfighters have benefitted from advanced night-vision technology, allowing pilots to fly low-level missions on pitch-black nights and ground forces to conduct operations against adversaries in the dark. But current night-vision goggle (NVG) technology requires cumbersome binocular-like optics mounted on a helmet, offering limited field of view (FOV) and putting unhealthy strain on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/night-vision-revolution-less-weight-improved-performance-76658/

DefenceTalkIn the next 18 months or so, the Army expects to field two new systems to dismounted Soldiers that will allow for more rapid acquisition of targets, even those hidden by darkness, smoke or fog. First out of the gate will be the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III, expected to be fielded sometime between April […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-aims-to-field-new-weapon-sight-that-wirelessly-pairs-with-night-vision-goggles-70222/

DefenceTalkMovies such as 1987’s “Predator,” in which an alien who sees in the infrared hunts down Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team, introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to thermal imaging. Since then, heat-sensing devices have found many real-word applications but have remained relatively expensive and rigid. But a new development featuring graphene, reported in ACS’ […]https://www.defencetalk.com/graphene-could-take-night-vision-technology-beyond-predator-65774/

DefenceTalkEngineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created semiconductor technology that could make night vision and thermal imaging affordable for everyday use. Researchers in the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) in the University’s Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science created an electronic device in affordable technology that detects electromagnetic waves […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ut-dallas-technology-could-make-night-vision-thermal-imaging-affordable-63418/

DefenceTalkIn science fiction, technology problems are solved with the stroke of a writer’s pen. In reality, science and technology research takes time, and a lot of effort. “If you’ve seen the movie Predator, you’ve seen a perfect illustration of the process of lethality,” said Dr. Don Reago, director of the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-enable-night-lethality-60591/

DefenceTalkAdding to the very latest technologies that the Helmet Mounted Symbology System offers along with the night compatible cockpit, the FENN NG2000Ti goggles will provide pilots with x-ray like vision right through the night. Night Vision Goggle trials are ongoing and demonstrate the continued efforts to integrate the latest technologies into the Typhoon system. Nat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/typhoon-test-pilots-begin-night-vision-goggles-trials-47655/