The latest development in night vision technology centers around a new lens that captures infrared light. This cutting-edge advancement significantly enhances visibility in low-light environments, ...

Editor’s Note: October 23, 2025: As veteran Contributor Justin Park begins testing a new round of night vision and thermal imaging gear, we’ve updated this story with some early frontrunners based on ...

Investigators have yet to determine whether the crew of an Army helicopter was wearing the devices when the Black Hawk crashed into a civilian airliner last week. By Mark Walker and John Ismay ...

Jamey Caldwell has spent thousands of hours working with night vision devices—in war and for hunting feral pigs. He spent 21 years in the US Army, with the first seven serving in the 75th Ranger ...

There was once a time when night vision goggles -- with their almost magical ability to see in the dark -- were only available to the military and law enforcement. Today, that technology is so ...

The military segment will be significant during the forecast period. These devices are used to enhance military equipment to strengthen defense capabilities and for law enforcement, surveillance, ...

Senop ‘Lilly' is a compact, handheld, multifunctional observation and surveillance target acquisition device in service with the Finnish Army, which will receive a life-cycle upgrade as part of the ...

Solid state electronics have provided lighter weight night vision units that work better than the old-fashioned gear that used photomultiplier tubes, but there was an even older technology as [Our Own ...

Night vision technology has been in use since just before World War II, although it's evolved considerably since then. CERDEC It’s hard to imagine the military without night vision technology, those ...

If you want to boat more safely at night, night-vision technology can help minimize your odds of getting off course or missing a hidden ­aid-to-navigation post or piece of flotsam. There are two basic ...