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 in 2015.[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
Most night vision products produced by Elbit (and in the past Exelis and ITT) use a four-digit designation prefixed by the letter F, e.g. F4212 or F9800.[3]
Devices
Binoculars
- AN/AVS-6 (F4212/F4210)
- AN/AVS-9 (F4949)
- AN/PVS-23 (F5050)
- AN/PVS-31D
- Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (F6025)
- Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle
- Lightweight Night Vision Binocular (F5032)
- 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[4]
Image Intensifiers
All series of image intensifiers are identified by a 9 as the first digit of the designation.
The second digit designates the phosphor color, with 4 standing for P-45 (white) and 8 standing for P-43 (green).
The last two digits refer to the tube format.
F9400 / F9800
F9400 / F9800 is Elbit's series of MX-10160 format image intensifiers.[3]
F9410 / F9810
F9410 / F9810 is Elbit's series of MX-10130 format image intensifiers.[3]
F9415 / F9815
F9415 / F9815 is Elbit's series of MX-11769 format image intensifiers.[3]
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/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.elbitamerica.com/night-vision
- ↑ https://elbitsystems.com/media/HDTS.pdf
