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The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) is a
Development
In August 2003, PEO Soldier, the acquisition agency of the US Army, started evaluating designs from
Design and features
The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle combines
Classified as a
FWS-I combination
In 2019, the Army plans to begin fielding the Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I), an optic that can be mounted on various weapons like the
Service and improvements
The AN/PSQ-20 ENVG was first issued to the US Army in April 2008.[3] The 10th Mountain Division received about 300 units in February 2009, making it the first non-special forces unit to use the device.[11]
PM Soldier Sensors and Lasers, which is part of PEO Soldier, has been working on making the AN/PSQ-20 more rugged by using tougher housing material.[7] Efforts have also been made to make the device lighter, as well as to produce and transmit digital images of the view provided.[6][1] As a result, a prototype named Digital Enhanced Night Vision Goggle or ENVG (D) was provided to the US Army for evaluation in June 2009, which enables digitally fused images to be exported and imported.[4]
As of July 2015, the US Army had bought about 9,000 ENVG-I and 16,000 ENVG-II units. Beginning in FY 2017, the ENVG-III is expected to begin fielding, with a total of 41,000 to be produced by
See also
References
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- ^ a b Brecken, Steve (15 June 2009). "ITT successfully tests Digital Enhanced Night Vision Goggle". ITT Industries. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
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- ^ a b "PEO soldier". Soldiers Magazine. TheFreeLibrary.com. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG), AN/PSQ-20, F6023" (PDF). ITT Industries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b Maxwell, David. "Night vision for the night soldier" (PDF). N-Vision Optics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
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- ^ a b "Army fielding Enhanced Night Vision Goggles". Program Executive Office Soldier. United States Army. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b Jahner, Kyle (23 July 2015). "New technology will link night vision and rifle scope". Archived from the original on 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b Cox, Matthew (23 July 2015). "Army Links New Thermal Scope and ENVG with Wireless Connection". Kitup.Military.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "New Technologies to Improve Soldiers' Detection and Targeting Capabilities". National Defense Magazine. 23 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vergun, David (22 July 2015). "New night vision gear allows Soldiers to accurately shoot from hip". Army.mil. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
- ^ Cox, Matthew (23 July 2015). "Army: New Wireless Sight Offers Leap-Ahead for Night Marksmanship". Military.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021.