Panoramic night vision goggles are a relatively advanced night vision device in modern military equipment. They have an ultra-wide field of view of 97 degrees, which can significantly enhance the ability to obtain information at night and help quickly judge the enemy situation and make decisions to strike. Due to its high weight and price, this type of night vision goggles are usually only equipped with the top special forces.
01,The Army's battle for night vision goggles technology
This year, L3Harris signed a $256 million contract with the U.S. Army to produce enhanced night vision goggles and binoculars (ENVG-B) and GPNVG-18 four-eye panoramic night vision goggles. These two types of night vision goggles have an ultra-wide field of view of more than 120 degrees and almost no blind spots, allowing soldiers to quickly judge the enemy situation and carry out precise strikes in complex night environments. The company expects the contract to last for 10 years and the total amount will reach $1 billion after completion.

Soldiers will use ENVG-B to enhance the troops' situational awareness at night and in low-light environments, and combine molten white light and thermal technology to achieve precise targeting and identification capabilities. According to statistics, the army is currently in service with about 13,000 binoculars.

The augmented reality function of the goggles allows users to lock on to targets without having to look down to read a map or check the radio for key information. It is also able to switch from white-hot vision to black-hot and contour mode, maintaining accuracy in all battlefield conditions and light levels. Its other main features include switching to monocular vision, a 40-degree field of view, and data display with waypoints, tracking, and battlefield images.

It can be said that ENVG-B is a key solution to ensure that one is not ahead of an equal opponent. The night vision device was used by the Navy SEALs in the movie "The Assassination of Bin Laden", making it famous. The high visibility of this device also reflects its importance in actual combat.

However, it is interesting that night vision glasses are not exclusive to the official, and are also sold on the famous e-commerce website eBay, with a price of about 500 yuan, but the quality needs to be identified by yourself.