Upgrades to the US Army’s night vision technology make darkness into a video game

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Author: Nicole Wetsman

The new tech improves contrast. | 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.

New Equipment!

Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars continue the @USArmy’s effort to #modernize our fighting force!

You have never seen night vision like this! #readynow #QuietProfessionals pic.twitter.com/3TCPtnno1r

— Lancer Brigade (@lancer_brigade) April 22, 2021

Night vision technology was first developed in the 1930s to help...

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