El US Army ha contratado a la empresa “Elbit Systems of America” para el desarrollo y fabricación de un sistema óptico monocular, que reemplace al sistema AN/PVS-14 actualmente en servicio en EEUU y aliados. La orden de compra por US$ 28,7 Millones, tiene por objetivo incrementar las capacidades de esta herramienta imprescindible para el combatiente en las guerras actuales, permitiéndole desempeñarse en la oscuridad o en condiciones de visibilidad degradada. El nuevo equipo mejorará las conocidas virtudes de su antecesor, incorporando tecnologías de sensores infrarrojos, además de la capacidad de amplificación de luz que ya dispone el sistema anterior. Se espera que el cumplimiento del contrato esté completado en Marzo 2025.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – U.S. Army night vision experts are asking Elbit Systems of America to build monocular night vision devices for nighttime and degraded-visibility conditions.
Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., announced a $27.8 million order Monday to the Elbit Systems of America Night Vision segment in Roanoke, Va., for AN/PVS-14 monocular night vision devices.
The legacy AN/PVS-14 night-vision monocular is in widespread use by the U.S. military and NATO allies. It uses a third-generation image intensifier tube, and often is used hands-free using a head harness or attached to a combat helmet. The AN/PVS-14 can double as a weapons night sight.
The Elbit F6015 is the company’s version of the AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular. It enables soldiers to move rapidly and effectively in all night conditions without the need to carry several different types of specialized night-vision equipment.
The night-vision monocular is engineered for handheld, weapon-mounted, and camera-adapted use, and features a Gen 3 F9815 image intensifier tube with variable gain. Its dark-adapted, unaided-eye technology provides situational awareness and close-range vision.
The lightweight, single-battery monocular is being upgraded and replaced by more modern night-vision technologies. The AN-PVS-14 primarily uses light-amplification sensors, while the systems replacing it often combine light amplification and infrared sensor technologies.
On this order, Elbit will do the work in Roanoke, Va., and should be finished by March 2025 . For more information contact Elbit Systems of America Night Vision online at www.elbitamerica.com/night-vision, or the Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground at https://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-apg/.
