Search and rescue teams are always hampered by poor visibility from night, smoke, bush or even inclement weather. For a decade, night vision devices (NVDs) have been the breakthrough technology for ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection boasts the largest civil firefighting aviation unit in the world and, as fires become more destructive and frequent, it’s only getting bigger.

A new way to make large ultrathin infrared sensors that don’t need cryogenic cooling could radically change night vision for the military or even autonomous vehicles. In a study published today in ...

Elbit Systems of America has secured a $112 million delivery order from the Marine Corps Systems Command for Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle, or SBNVG, systems. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company ...

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 ...

Night vision goggles and thermal imaging scopes are both useful pieces of kit in their own right, but combining the two provides the best of both worlds. For those who have only the goggles, ...

A developer of advanced night vision goggles, thermal optics and autonomous systems for military and tactical operations plans to invest $2.69 million to establish manufacturing in Virginia Beach, the ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 21, 2025) — Army aircrews face challenging conditions to remain lethal and safe during night missions. To deliver solutions, the Army is leveraging researchers’ technical and ...