Elbit Systems Of America
Elbit is a manufacturer of both imagine intensifier tubes and many iconic night vision housings, such as the AN/PVS-14.
History
- In 2011, Exelis, the defense arm of ITT, became an independent defense company.[1]
- In 2015, Exelis was acquired by Harris.[1]
- In 2019, during the merger of L3 and Harris, the night vision arm of Harris was sold to Elbit, in an effort to avoid monopolizing the night vision market.[2]
Products
Products that have been developed by Elbit's night vision arm (even when it belonged to Harris, Exelis, or ITT) use a four-digit designation prefixed by the letter F, e.g. F4212 or F9800.
Elbit's website features a catalogue of all its products, including the category of night vision.
Devices
Binoculars
- AN/AVS-6 (F4212/F4210)
- AN/AVS-9 (F4949)
- AN/PVS-23 (F5050)
- AN/PVS-31D / Lightweight Night Vision Binocular (F5032)
- Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (F6025)
- Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle
- TM-NVG (F6044)
Monoculars
- AN/PVS-14 (F6015)
Bi-Oculars
- AN/PVS-7 (F5001)
Others
- Clip-on Weapon Sight (F7030)
- Quadeye and Mini Quadeye (made by Kollsman, a subsidiary of ESA)
- HDTS, Helmet Display and Tracking System[3]
Image Intensifiers
Elbit manufactures filmed third generation image intensifiers exclusively.
All series of Elbit's image intensifiers use the F-designation (identifying format and phosphor color).
A suffix of one or more letters or numbers denotes a specific class of image intensifier tubes, defining performance ranges as well as other ratings.
- The first digit is always 9 to identify an image intensifier tube.
- The second digit denotes the phosphor color.
- 4 stands for P-45 (white)
- 8 stands for P-43 (green)
- The third and fourth digit denote the tube format.
Example: F9800XLSH refers to green phosphor MX-10160 image intensifiers in the XLSH class.
Classes
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M16G / M18G / M20G
M16G / M18G / M20G are three classes of image intensifier tubes with rising performance minimums.
The two digit number, when multiplied by a factor of 100, indicates the minimum FOM (1600 / 1800 / 2000).
They were developed when the night vision arm was still operating under Harris to comply with the U.S. Department of Defense guidelines for Gen. 3 export.[4][5]
XLSH / XLSH2
XLSH is Elbit's class of commerical image intensifier tubes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://defense-update.com/20190405_harris-nigh-vision-acquisition-a-big-deal-for-elbit-systems.html
- ↑ https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-u-s-subsidiary-completes-the-acquisition-of-harris-night-vision-business/
- ↑ https://elbitsystems.com/media/HDTS.pdf
- ↑ https://www.asu-nvg.com/Documents%20and%20Settings/39/Site%20Documents/Product%20Spec%20Sheets/New/F9800M16G_M18G_M20GSpecSheet.pdf
- ↑ Export in this case refers to exporting to international military, law enforcement, and search and rescue organizations. Such image intensifiers cannot be exported for use by civilians, as they still fall within ITAR regulations.
