December 4, 2021
New U.S. Army Optic Technology Could Be a Game Changer
The FWS-I and ENVG-III make the whole process of moving, shooting, and communicating at night, or in difficult to see situations, easier, a lot easier.
by James Clark
Here's What You Need to Know: These new night vision optics could be a game changer as they literally allow a soldier to look in two directions at once
Inside a dark shooting range at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Army Master Sgt. Lashon Wilson stands behind a barrier, kitted out with body armor and an M4. In front of the M4’s optics is an advanced thermal sight, and affixed to his kevlar is a new set of night vision goggles. As Wilson looks behind him, he keeps his rifle pointed downrange. On an overhead flat screen, there’s a video feed showing Wilson’s field of view, and hovering in the center is a circular reticle showing a silhouette target — on the opposite side of the room.
The goggles and thermal sights produced by DRS Technologies and BAE Systems on display at the July 2017 Program Executive Office Soldier media demonstration are part of a new platform of optics the Army has been working and building toward for more than a decade, and they literally allow a soldier to look in two directions at once.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/new-us-army-optic-technology-could-be-game-changer-197454
