AN/PVS-14
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The AN/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) is in widespread use by the United States Armed Forces as well as NATO allies around the world. It uses a third generation image intensifier tube, and is primarily manufactured by Litton Industries (Now L-3 Warrior Systems) and Elbit Systems of America (formerly Harris Night Vision, formerly Exelis, formerly ITT). It is often used 'hands free' using a head harness or attached to a combat helmet such as the PASGT, MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet, Advanced Combat Helmet, Marine Lightweight Helmet or IHPS. It can also be used as a weapons night sight.
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It is catalogued under topics including Military electronics of the United States, Military equipment introduced in the 2000s and Night vision devices.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- night vision device
- Operator
- United States
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 351
- Designed by
- ITT Corporation
- Conflict
- War on Terrorism
- Image
- PVS-14 NVG.JPG
- Height
- 2.25
- Width
- 2
- Length
- 4.5
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- Commons category
- AN/PVS-14
- operating temperature
- 49
- inception
- 2000-00-00
- total produced
- 15000
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The AN/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) is in widespread use by the United States Armed Forces as well as NATO allies around the world. It uses a third generation image intensifier tube, and is primarily manufactured by Litton Industries (Now L-3 Warrior Systems) and Elbit Systems of America (formerly Harris Night Vision, formerly Exelis, formerly ITT). It is often used 'hands free' using a head harness or attached to a combat helmet such as the PASGT, MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet, Advanced Combat Helmet, Marine Lightweight Helmet or IHPS. It can also be used as a weapons night sight. In addition, it was part of the equipment fielded in the U.S. Army's Land Warrior program. Morovision Night Vision was the law enforcement distributor of the NEPVS-14 for ITT.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/PVS-14" designation represents the 14th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for portable visual detection equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AN/PVS-14” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.