Tech is a huge advantage on the battlefield on May 3, 2021, 13:43 9 comments
Editor s take: As impressive as the tech is, it’s probably safe to assume that this isn’t the cutting edge of what the US military has in its arsenal. The absolute latest and greatest often stays out of the public spotlight as to give those on the front lines an advantage over their adversaries.
The US Army’s Lancer Brigade recently shared footage of what it’s like for soldiers using enhanced night vision googles / binoculars on the battlefield. If your idea of modern night vision involves the grainy green and black imagery often depicted in video games and movies, well, be prepared to be amazed.
Upgrades to the US Army’s night vision technology make darkness into a video game
They make it easier for soldiers to know what they’re looking at
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Image: Lancer Brigade
The US Army’s Lancer Brigade showed footage of the world as seen through the latest in night vision technology, and it’s a major improvement on the familiar blurry green visuals. By swapping the standard green tubes for white (along with other tweaks), the new Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG-B) clearly show people and objects outlined in a glowing light, almost like a video game objective.
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Sig Sauer this week announced it has completed the delivery of the company s Next Generation Squad Weapons system to the U.S. Army. As previously reported by Guns.com, Sig is one of three contractors who in 2019 got the nod from the Pentagon to continue with the NGSW program. The sweeping initiative aims to replace the Army s 5.56mm NATO small arms – such as the M4 Carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. Sig’s program consists of an in-house-designed lightweight high-performance 6.8mm (.277-caliber) hybrid ammunition, NGSW-AR lightweight machine guns, NGSW-R rifles, and suppressors. Notably, the other two competitors vying for the NGSW contract are formed by consortiums, whereas Sig is going alone – with components of their system produced at their Arkansas and New Hampshire facilities.