$19.3 million for Night Vision Goggles

US: Eighty per cent of these goggles are destined for the U.S. Air Force with the remaining quantities for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. These are night vision goggles.

And now ITT Corporation has been awarded a $19.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Army’s Research Development & Engineering Command Acquisition Center under the OMNI VII contract for AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular devices.

“We are pleased to support all branches of the U.S. military with our premier night vision ground goggle,” said Mike Hayman, president of ITT’s Night Vision business. “This most recent award allows ITT to continue to provide superior technology that helps the U.S. warfighter own the night.”

The AN/PVS-14 is a high-performance, lightweight and reliable night vision monocular that provides enhanced resolution for mobility and target identification. These 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 thin-filmed proprietary Generation 3 Pinnacle image intensifier tube. The Gen 3 Pinnacle® tube has the ability to detect available light more than 10 times the power of previous generation, adds the company in a press release.

ITT’s Night Vision business, based in Roanoke, Va., is the developer, producer and supplier of head- and helmet-mounted night vision solutions and image intensifiers for U.S. and allied military forces, as well as the homeland security market. ITT has served the U.S. military with premier research, development, production and logistics for analog and digital fusion solutions for 50 years. ITT delivered its one millionth Gen 3 image intensification tube in 2007.