AN/PVS-7
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The AN/PVS-7 is a single tube biocular night vision device. Third-generation image intensifiers are able to be installed and are standard for military night vision. Most newer PVS-7 intensifier tubes are auto-gated to prevent image intensifier damage if exposed to intense light. The goggles have a built-in infrared Illuminator for low-light situations. They are waterproof and charged with nitrogen to prevent internal condensation while moving between extreme temperatures.
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- Subclass of
- night vision device
- Operator
- Australian Army
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 680
- Manufacturer
- L3 Technologies
- Designed by
- Litton Industries
- Conflict
- Iraq War
- Image
- AN PVS-7 Cyclops.JPG
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- inception
- 1982-00-00
- Commons category
- AN/PVS-7
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The AN/PVS-7 is a single tube biocular night vision device. Third-generation image intensifiers are able to be installed and are standard for military night vision. Most newer PVS-7 intensifier tubes are auto-gated to prevent image intensifier damage if exposed to intense light. The goggles have a built-in infrared Illuminator for low-light situations. They are waterproof and charged with nitrogen to prevent internal condensation while moving between extreme temperatures.
They were designed to replace the older AN/PVS-5 from the Vietnam War. Though slowly being phased out by the AN/PVS-14, the AN/PVS-7 is still being used by the United States Armed Forces with hundreds of thousands in service.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AN/PVS-7” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.