The Army has qualified an ITT Exelis [XLS] goggle and awarded a $49.5 million production option for more than 3,800 units.
The Spiral Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (SENVG), designated AN/PSQ-20A, allows soldiers to detect and identify potential threats while maintaining a secure position in various environmental conditions during nighttime missions, the company said.
The first of two production options, the goggle features the company’s latest sensor fused night vision technology that fuses thermal and light amplification into an unprecedented “own the night” capability.
“We have proved our sensor fused capability in the field, and we are ready to deliver the next round of enhanced night vision goggles to the U.S. Army,” said Nick Bobay, vice president and general manager of ITT Exelis night vision business area. “The night vision team leveraged our design and manufacturing experience to create a sensor fused goggle that provides the soldier with greater situational awareness and improves command execution and rapid decision-making on the battlefield. For soldiers in the field, this is a game-changing technology that increases mission effectiveness–day or night.”
Exelis was awarded the first ENVG contract in 2005 for more than 9,000 goggles and was the first company to field sensor fused night vision technology. The SENVG is production-ready, reliable and durable in challenging conditions and combines the strengths of thermal infrared imagery and image intensification, the company said. Particularly, the SENVG is designed to accommodate enhancements for future network integration and lays the foundation for a digital future.