United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military of the United States of America.

Image Intensifiers

The U.S. military has an ongoing line of procurement contracts for image intensifiers called Omnibus (or Omni for short).

Furthermore, the MX-10160 specifications specify the image intensifiers used for aviators.

Devices

Over the decades, the U.S. military has issued many different night vision devices for different roles.

Night vision devices are designated using the JETDS system.

A list of the most noteworthy devices includes:

• AN/PVS-2
• AN/PVS-5
• AN/PVS-7
• AN/PVS-14
• AN/PVS-15
• AN/PVS-18
• AN/PVS-21
• AN/PVS-23
• AN/PVS-24
• AN/PVS-27
• AN/PVS-31
• AN/AVS-6
• AN/AVS-9

Contractors

The USAF use various manufacturers as contractors to produce their military equipment, including night vision.

Cage Code

Most pieces of equipment will feature a cage code of the manufacturer that produced it. It is often indicated by the abbreviation MFR or CAGE.

Contract Number

As most pieces of military equipment are produced as part of a procurement contract between the government and the manufacturer, these items will often feature the procurement contract number on a label.

Overview

This table contains a list of contractors that produce or have produced night vision equipment or components for the U.S. military.

Contractor Name	Cage Code(s)	Previous Names	Comments
Elbit Systems Of America	13567	Exelis Inc Harris Corporation ITT Corporation	Contractor for Omnibus.
L3Harris	55311	L3 Communications Corporation Litton Systems Inc	Contractor for Omnibus.
Carson	1XEP3