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TNVC Includes Goggles With AN/PVS-14 Purchase

Friday, October 14th, 2011

TNVC is now including a FREE pair of Revision Military EXOSHIELD Ballistic Goggles with the purchase of every ITT PVS-14 Night Enforcer. We’ve extolled the virtues of the EXOSHIELD and agree that it’s low profile design make it the best eye-pro for use with NVGs because the user can bring the NVG all the way back to the eye. Other goggles and shooting glasses cause the NVG to stand off from the face, diminishing the operatorâ€™s view and are prone to scratching from the NVGs. TNVC wanted us to make sure and let you know that no, this deal is not retroactive.

www.tnvc.com

Tags: ITT, Revision Military, Tactical Night Vision Company
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AUSA – Wilcox Industries

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Wilcox Industries has developed a mount for the Mini-N/SEAS night vision monocular manufactured by ITL Optronics to combine two of them into a binocular. While this sample is Black they are also available in Tan.

Here you can see how low the NODs can be stored. It is connected to a Wilcox G24 mount.

www.wilcoxind.com

Tags: AUSA, Wilcox Industries
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N-Vision PVS Dual Mount

Monday, October 10th, 2011

It’s been awhile since we last mentioned N-Vision. We saw them at Modern Day Marine where they had their new Dual Mount PVS which converts two single tube AN/PVS14 night vision devices into a binocular system.

Check it, as well as other N-Vision products out at AUSA booth #3314.

www.nvisionoptics.com

Tags: AUSA, Modern Day Marine, N-vision
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Camo – Creating a Mirage

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Researchers at University of Dallas in Texas have figured out how to use transparent carbon nanotubes to create photothermal deflection, or as it is more commonly known, a Mirage. In their paper, “Mirage effect from thermally modulated transparent carbon nanotube sheet” they lay out the science. It seems to look pretty good in water but I’m not too sure how it would look for all aspects of observation. Additionally, I’m not too sure how it would be done on land or if it would be as effective. But, for certain underwater applications, it might be just the ticket. Like hiding the entrance to a secret underwater lair for instance.

Via Wired’s Danger Room.

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MDM – CTC Defense

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

CTC Defense has developed the SFL-100 Low Light Aiming Laser for use with the Nammo Talley M72 series of LAW rockets. Available in Red and IR laser (with Green coming soon). This aiming device has been shown to increase night time hits by 20%.

New LAWs are coming with the mount you see here. Take a look at the cams at the aft end of the mount. These are machined to coincide with the type of round and the range settings on the SFL-100. This is because different variants of the M72 have different ballistic properties. These mounts can also be retrofitted on to existing rounds.

The SFL-100 is removable and can used over and over. Powered by a single AA battery, it can be had for under $250.

www.CTCdefense.com

Tags: CTC Defense, Modern Day Marine
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NTOA – Aimpoint PRO

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Restricted to Military, Gov’t, and LE only, the Aimpoint PRO features a COMP body and offers a 2 MOA dot as well as a NVG compatible lens. Additionally, the PRO comes with a mount with a removable shim to accommodate a variety of weapons. Ingeniously, Aimpoint also includes a sticker to record battery data.

This is a terrific balance of features and price and is, in my opinion, Aimpoint’s greatest value.

LE, Mil, and Gov’t customers contact Joe Strohman.

Tags: Aimpoint
Posted in LE, Optics, weapons | 6 Comments »

Re-Focus Ring

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Anyone who’s worn a night vision device can tell you that it is a pain to have to refocus your lens when transitioning fro looking at a an object in the distance to something closeup such as a weapon or map. The Re-Focus Ring (RFR) from O’gara is now available exclusively from Tactical Night Vision Company.

Designed as a monocle that flips up and down to instantly transition from infinity to an instant close focus of 18â€. Standard baseline focus of NODs is about 15â€™ out. Anything closer starts to get progressively more blurry. Traditionally, the operator needed to manually refocus the objective and diopter or replace the objective lens cap on the goggle to get a close focus which usually requires two hands and lots of fumbling in the dark. The RFR requires a half second to flip up or down, allowing the operator to refocus on the fly.

The RFR has been in service with special operations units for years and now it’s available to you from www.tnvc.com

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Phokus Aid

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Almost a year ago to the day, we discussed Phokus Research Group, a small company dedicated to ethically helping military entrepreneurs market turn their good ideas into reality. Embodying the concept of “By the Operator, For the Operator”, one of the products they have worked on is called the Phokus Aid. The issue is that you have to constantly readjust the focus of your NODs when transitioning from observing or driving with the focus on infinity to close up work. Many troops have developed field expedient solutions utilizing the lens cap but really they don’t work well.

The Phokus Aid on the other hand is a purpose built solution to this problem. It allows the user to maintain infinity focus with the NODs, while providing clarity at critical distances of 10 feet and closer without requiring re-focus. You just flip the Phokus Aid up or down in order to use.

www.phokusresearch.com

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