Category Archives: Night Vision Technology

Digital Sentry Night Vision Monocular – Night Optics Releases their New Digital PVS-14 Style Monocular

Huntington Beach, CA – Night Optics USA introduces a new digital night vision monocular.

Night Optics USA, a manufacturer of high performance night vision and thermal imaging systems for over 20 years, has introduced the new Digital Sentry 2x night vision monocular. Based on the very popular PVS-14 (Sentry 14) design, the Digital Sentry monocular

DIGITAL SENTRY 2X NIGHT VISION MONOCULAR
DIGITAL SENTRY 2X NIGHT VISION MONOCULAR

features a ¼” CMOS sensor delivering full color images to the 330×224 pixel LED display.

The lightweight and versatile Digital Sentry night vision monocular runs on two AA batteries, can be hand-held, head mounted or weapon mounted and is well suited for daytime and nighttime use. The 2x 28mm optics provides a viewing range of 220 yds. with a 6.4º field of view.

Additional features include a powerful 850nM LED IR Illuminator with intensity control, simple single switch operation as well as smooth objective and diopter focus adjustments.

The Digital Sentry comes with head mount, weapon mount, batteries and operating instructions in a camouflage pouch. The Digital Sentry is an excellent tool for Airsoft and paintball enthusiasts, hunters, outdoorsmen, emergency preparedness kits and more.

 

For more information on the Night Optics Sentury Monocular click here.

Get your hands on the latest night vision gear for free with AR15.com

Check out another great article from SHWAT.com about a recent night vision demo.

 

AR15.com invited interested people to get some hands on experience with much of the latest and greatest in NV and thermal. This event took place on the border of Dallas and Rockwall, Texas on May 23rd. That’s as good as place as any, and since Dallas/Fort Worth has AR15.com readers who are in the night vision industry, it was no surprise that a few showed up.

Looking through the ATN ThOR 640 5X
Looking through the ATN ThOR 640 5X

I arrived at the official kickoff about 7:30 that evening as the sun was working its way down the horizon. With only short notice, 20 – 30 people made it out to see the gear, meet new friends and have a blast.

Where else can you find this much gear to demo...FOR FREE!?
Where else can you find this much gear to demo…FOR FREE!?

On hand were reps from some of the manufacturers and retailers, and Ed Avila, the founder of AR15.com. Ed is a newly minted Texan, leaving New York for the gun and business friendly Texas environment. If you had a question, chances are someone there had a good answer. By the way, welcome to Texas AR15.com!

Night Optics Releases the New Panther Series Thermal Rifle Scope

Night Optics USA, a manufacturer of high performance night vision and thermal imaging systems for over 20 years, has introduced the new Panther 336 (336×256) and Panther 640 (640×480) thermal riflescopes. Both systems come with 2x 50mm high-grade germanium optics and a quick release weapon mount.

PantherThermal scope
Night Optics Panther Thermal Rifle Scope

Borrowing from more than ten years of development expertise on their industry leading D-7 series night vision riflescopes, the new Panther riflescope integrates familiar elements with cutting edge thermal imaging technology to deliver a powerful, yet deceptively lightweight and easy to use device.

The Panther riflescope features a precise optical focus adjustment, 1x, 2x and 4x digital zoom, 600×800 high-resolution AMOLED display and more than 4 hours of continuous use on 2 CR123 batteries. The Panther menu system is one of the most simplistic in the industry. Options include five reticle colors and two reticle types (Mil-Dot and Crosshairs) with more to come in the future, seven color palettes, windage and elevation as well as automatic brightness control and automatic shutter control.

night optics thermal scope
Panther 336 (336×256)

The Panther riflescope features a precise optical focus adjustment, 1x, 2x and 4x digital zoom, 600×800 high-resolution AMOLED display and more than 4 hours of continuous use on 2 CR123 batteries. The Panther menu system is one of the most simplistic in the industry. Options include five reticle colors and two reticle types (Mil-Dot and Crosshairs) with more to come in the future, seven color palettes, windage and elevation as well as automatic brightness control and automatic shutter control.

The Panther series riflescopes are available now, retail pricing starts at $7199.99.

ATN ThOR Thermal Scope Warranty

American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) Announces New 3-Year Product/10 year sensor Warranty on all ThOR Thermal Weapon Scopes

ATN’s 3-year warranty good on all ThOR products purchased after January 1, 2014

South San Francisco, CA – American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN), makers of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision, thermal and smart HD optics applications, are proud to announce a new product warranty program specifically for the ThOR thermal imaging weapon sight systems purchased after January 1, 2014. This warranty provides customers with extended assurance that every ATN ThOR sight is shipped free from any manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of three years and 10 years on the uncooled thermal sensor array.

The ATN ThOR Thermal Imaging sight systems offer the most advanced imaging technologies on the market today at affordable prices. The ThOR sights are made in the USA with Mil-Spec lenses and durable housings for years of rugged use in extreme environments. The ThOR systems use a digital menu that allows the user a variety of options, adjustments and customization with a full color OLED display.

“The extended ThOR product warranty is just another way that ATN shows our customers our commitment to building cutting-edge night vision and thermal imaging products, right here in the United States,” James Munn, ATN Corp President said.