U.S. Army: new enhanced night vision goggle-binoculars

[FelineOverlord]

Link to tweet

[Progressive Lawyer]

1. This reminds me of the 1980's TRON aesthetic. Very cool.

[Ilsa]

2. That is so cool. I guess the Army will dump the

old one at surplus stores. I wonder how much?

[albacore]

5. I'm sure that we have allies... current allies, anyway... who will take them. The Afghani Army????

[Ilsa]

6. Sure, why not? But somehow,

I doubt the equipment will do much good in the long run.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

12. Might as well just airdrop them to the Taliban

Because anything we give them is just going to wind up being bought or captured from ANA soldiers.

[pwb]

3. Looks like special clothing is all I see.

How does the enemy show up is my question? If it is only to identify friendly troops then it works.

[albacore]

4. ... and Flint still has toxic water.

Sorry to be like this, but that was my first thought.
Yes, yes... I know... apples and oranges...different budget...nothing but the best for the troops...
But still...

[brush]

7. The soon to be passed infrastructure bills will take care of Flint's water...

problem, and Democrats will again solve a republican-created mess. It's documented in history how we have to do this every time we take over from the repugs.

[uponit7771]

9. +1

[Duncanpup]

8. Awesome new toys

[Hoyt]

10. All the gun-humpers will be buying that tech soon to go with body armor

and lethal accessories.

[Dial H For Hero]

14. Night vision goggles have been available on the civilian market for decades.

The really cheap ones are a few hundred bucks. Gear close in capabilities to current military tech will run you over $10K.

This is a problem…why?

[USALiberal]

15. Lol! Nt

[Happy Hoosier]

17. I have night vision.

I use it when camping and for stargazing. It’s very fun. You can see a lot of wildlife in the woods when you turn off the lights.

[Dial H For Hero]

18. What's "Lol"-ish about the availability of night vision equipment?

[Hoyt]

19. Well "Hero," you seem to be enthralled by gunz, body armor, etc.

[Dial H For Hero]

20. This is the first thread I've ever commented upon concerning night vision.

Body armor? Perhaps two threads. Neither is evidence of being “enthralled”, agreed?

As for “gunz”, I freely admit to being an enthusiast. And…?

Lastly, regarding my username. As I have (repeatedly) told you, it’s the name of an obscure, campy superhero comic from the 1960’s. It has nothing to do with firearms.

Given that I’ve informed you of this multiple times, why do you keep conflating the two? I would very much appreciate an answer to this question.

[Hoyt]

21. Because gun totters think they are going to be a Hero.

[Dial H For Hero]

23. Regardless of the thoughts of some carrying concealed, my user name has nothing to do with this

issue, as I’ve demonstrated multiple times.

[Hoyt]

11. Do you think a potential recruit who gets all excited about shooting

innocent people at night is what we need in today’s military?

[leftstreet]

16. +1

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. Here's some actual, you know, information about it.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22417206/army-night-vision-tech-enhanced

The US Army’s Lancer Brigade showed footage of the world as seen through the latest in night vision technology, and it’s a major improvement on the familiar blurry green visuals. By swapping the standard green tubes for white (along with other tweaks), the new Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG-B) clearly show people and objects outlined in a glowing light, almost like a video game objective.

Usually, the tube contains green phosphor; the human eye is particularly sensitive to wavelengths of light in that color, and early research found that people could easily distinguish images that use it. But the new ENVG-B tech uses white phosphor tubes, which the Army’s Acquisition Support Center says offer better contrast. The result is a visual field that clearly outlines people, their equipment, and weapons, distinguishing them from the background.

Looks like they originally posted this tweet back in April and are recirculating their content. They're always interested in seeing what people respond to!

[NightWatcher]

22. I would've loved to have these when I was a private eye.