Night vision systems are the key solution for the personnel to continue their duties under dark conditions. With developing technology, these systems continue to advance.
Thales, operating in France, introduced Nellie, infantry night vision goggles (NVG). Providing three-dimensional images, the hardware also improves the user's sense of the depth of field. In the system used with a flip-up equipment on the vertical axis, the weight element was prioritized. With a weight of 460 grams, Nellie is 20% (200 grams) lighter than its predecessor Bonie LW (Light Weight). Powered by one 1.5 V AA or 3.6 V battery, the system offers up to 24 hours of use on a single charge under suitable conditions. NVG, which has eye relief specified as 20-25 mm, provides 47 degrees angle of view. Nellie, which allows the user to detection at 940 metres and recognition at 330 metres, can be equipped with the image intensifying tubes from the second generation to the fourth generation, depending on the user request.
Expected to complete tests by the end of 2020, NVG will be available to the user market from the beginning of 2021.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)