AN/PVS-14
The AN/PVS-14 is the JETDS designation for a monocular night vision housing for MX-11769 image intensifiers developed by Elbit. This popular and successful design has been produced by other companies such as ACTinBlack and L3Harris as well as being both copied and improved upon by yet more actors on the market.
Features
- Single AA battery compartment
- Manual gain control
- IR illuminator
- Bright source protection
- Shutoff contacts at the mounting point (used by J-Arm combined with Rhino helmet mounts)
History
The AN/PVS-14 was designed in 2000 and entered into US Military service that very same year and remains (as of August 2022) in use with the US Armed Forces as well as a number of NATO-member countries.
Designed to use a thin-film 3rd generation IIT and is operated by a single 1.5V AA battery.
Manufacturers
Original device
While developed by Elbit Systems it has been produced by L3Harris and Elbit Systems of America (formerly L3, Harris Night Vision, Exelis, ITT).
Other manufacturers
ACTinBlack
ACTinBlack has produced a version of the original housing called ACT PVS-14 that closely follows the original specs and design. Compare this with their own further developing of the original form to create the ACT THE-14, which is compatible with most if not all PVS-14 mil-spec accessories whilst remaining a separate model device.
Troya Tech Defense Ltd
Named Tyto, Troya offers a clone of the AN/PVS-14.[1]
