ITT Corp. [ITT] April 7 said it has received the fifth largest order in company history with a $121 million order from the Army Research, Development & Engineering Command Acquisition Center for the AN/PVS-14, ITT’s most popular night vision goggle.
The AN/PVS-14 is a high-performance, lightweight and reliable night vision goggle that provides enhanced resolution for target recognition and identification. The rugged devices can be hand-held, head- or weapon-mounted, or fitted to a camera.
The AN/PVS-14 operates on a single AA battery, and comes equipped with ITT’s proprietary thin-filmed Pinnacler image intensifier tube. The Pinnacler tube has the ability to detect available light more than 10 times the power of previous generations.
“The Omnibus VII contract has allowed us to provide the Army with our night vision goggles, which are a critical component for soldiers to safely perform nighttime missions,” Mike Hayman, president and general manager, ITT Night Vision, said in a statement. “We are pleased to receive this latest order, and are proud to support our nation’s protectors.”
The order came one week after the company’s Night Vision division celebrated its 50th anniversary.
ITT has received Omnibus VII orders for more than 300,000 AN/PVS-14 monocular devices, 3,000 AN/PVS-7 goggles and 100,000 associated spare image intensifier tubes.
ITT continues to be the leader in night vision technology.
In 2008, ITT became the Army’s sole supplier of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle, or ENVG.
The ENVG allows the user to optically overlay thermal (IR) for target detection and image intensification (I to the second power) for target identification. ITT has also developed five prototype ENVG (Digital) which digitally fuses I to the second power and IR which allows for images to be exported into the tactical network. These units will be field tested at Ft. Benning, Ga., in April 2009.
ITT’s Night Vision division is based in Roanoke, Va.