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Night Vision Advances May Make Their Way Into F-35, Army IVAS

Night Vision Advances May Make Their Way Into F-35, Army IVAS
Soldier from the 2-506, 101st Airborne Division don the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG-B), Nett Warrior, and Family of Weapons Sight – Individual (FWS-I) during a live fire test event at a Soldier Touchpoint at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD in February 2021 (U.S. Army)

Significant night vision advances over the next several years may filter into programs, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 and the U.S. Army Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset, Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT], said on Apr. 20. While Elbit America's plant in Roanoke, Va., has a niche position as a supplier of high-end Generation III image intensifier tubes and systems, Elbit is also investing in follow-on…

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