AN/PSQ-20
Sign in to saveAlso known as Enhanced Night Vision Goggle, ENVG-I, ENVG-II, ENVG-III, SENVG (Spiral Enhanced Night Vision Goggle), PSQ-20, AN/PSQ-20 ENVG, PSQ-20 ENVG
The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) is a third-generation passive monocular night vision device developed for the United States Armed Forces by ITT Exelis. It fuses image-intensifying and thermal-imaging technologies, enabling vision in conditions with very little light. The two methods can be used simultaneously or individually. The ENVG was selected by the US Army's Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) as a supporting device for the Future Force Warrior program in 2004, and is intended to replace the older AN/PVS-7 and AN/PVS-14 systems. Although more expensive and he
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- Operator
- United States
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 2
- Manufacturer
- Leonardo DRS
- Designed by
- Raytheon
- Image
- Soldier wearing PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggles.jpg
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- service entry
- 2008-00-00
- Commons category
- AN/PSQ-20
- inception
- 2004-00-00
- price
- 10000
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The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) is a third-generation passive monocular night vision device developed for the United States Armed Forces by ITT Exelis. It fuses image-intensifying and thermal-imaging technologies, enabling vision in conditions with very little light. The two methods can be used simultaneously or individually. The ENVG was selected by the US Army's Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) as a supporting device for the Future Force Warrior program in 2004, and is intended to replace the older AN/PVS-7 and AN/PVS-14 systems. Although more expensive and heavier than previous models, US Special Forces began using the goggles in 2008 and the US Army's 10th Mountain Division began fielding the AN/PSQ-20 in 2009. Improvements to the goggles have been attempted to make them lighter, as well as enabling the transmission of digital images to and from the battlefield.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/PSQ-20" designation represents the 20th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for portable special combination equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AN/PSQ-20” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.