The US military has posted a video demonstrating the extremely “superior” visibility in low-light environments of a brand new type of night vision goggles called ENVG-B, which gives the wearer a feeling like a… using hacking software in the video game Call of Duty!
According to The Verge, this video was shot by the Combat Team of the US Army’s Lancer Brigade, while this unit was training at Base Lewis McCord in Washington DC. In the video, US Army soldiers use the most advanced night vision goggles called ENVG-B, which integrates a feature called “Combined Sketch Mode + AR (augmented reality)” and RTA (rapid target acquisition)”.
Video of US Army soldiers testing night vision goggles ENVG-B
Accordingly, this feature will automatically apply a glowing border to objects on the battlefield such as people, weapons, and equipment. As a result, people wearing ENVG-B night vision glasses can easily observe and distinguish the above objects from the surrounding environment when fighting in low light conditions.
Basically, the most obvious difference between the ENVG-B night vision goggles and the old-fashioned night vision goggles is the color of the image. Normally, the image observed through the previous generation night vision goggles is always green. In fact, the images obtained through this series of devices do not have any color at all. The use of green, is because the human eye is more sensitive to blue light and is easier to see in these colored images for a longer time than in black and white images.
However, the technology of the ENVG-B glasses provides images with better contrast and depth, and allows the wearer to see through dust, smoke, and fog. Not stopping there, the ENVG-B glasses can even connect wirelessly to the FWS-I (Family of Weapon Sight-Individual) electronic viewfinder fitted on some US military guns, allowing soldiers to Soldiers can aim from a distance without having to come out of hiding.
Along with the ENVG-B night vision goggles, a series of other high-tech equipment is also being equipped by the US Army for its soldiers. In early April 2021, Microsoft won a contract with the US Army to equip 120,000 HoloLens augmented reality headsets worth $21.88 billion. These devices will combine night vision sensors, heat sensors and body sensors into a head-worn monitor. Notably, this type of glass allows armored vehicle operators to “see through walls” in combat.
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