The AN/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) is in widespread use by the United States Armed Forces as well as NATO allies around the world. It uses a third generation image intensifier tube, and is primarily manufactured by Litton Industries (Now L-3 Warrior Systems) and Elbit Systems of America (formerly Harris Night Vision, formerly Exelis, formerly ITT). It is often used 'hands free' using a head harness or attached to a combat helmet such as the PASGT, MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet, Advanced Combat Helmet, Marine Lightweight Helmet or IHPS. It can also be used as a weapons night sight. In addition, it was part of the equipment fielded in the U.S. Army's Land Warrior program. Morovision Night Vision was the law enforcement distributor of the NEPVS-14 for ITT. In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/PVS-14" designation represents the 14th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for portable visual detection equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
Example specifications Film: Thin-film Gate: Auto-gated Brightness gain: Adjustable from 25 to more than 3000 fL/fc Magnification: 1× Objective lens: f/1.2 Eyepiece lens: EFL 26 mm Diopter adjustment: +2 to −6 Range of focus: 25 cm to infinity Voltage required: 1.5 Volts Operating temperature: −51 °C to +49 °C Storage temperature: −51 °C to +49 °C
See also
AN/PVS-7 AN/PSQ-20 List of military electronics of the United States
References
External links
Night Optics and Observation Theory PVS-14 Product page on Elbit Systems of America