United States Armed Forces

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

Image Intensifiers[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.[1]

A list of the most noteworthy devices includes:

Contractors[edit | edit source]

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

Cage Code[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]