ENABLING MODERNIZATION
OWNING THE NIGHT
ENVG-B technology, integrated with Nett Warrior and FWS- I, takes night vision to a new level.
by Courtney E. Bacon S
oldiers from the 101st Airborne Division spent three weeks this spring at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, learning and testing the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) and its capabilities when integrated with Nett Warrior and the Family Weapon Sights – Individual (FWS-I) optic. Te touchpoint test is a part of Program Executive Office
(PEO) Soldier’s foundational Soldier-centered design philosophy, which prioritizes end-user feedback and alignment at every step of technology development across the PEO. Individually, the ENVG-B, Nett Warrior and FWS-I enable capabilities beyond what is standard in today’s battlespace.
“It is leaps and bounds ahead of what we have right now and what our enemies have right now,” said Spc. Timmoy Ellis of the 2nd Battalion, 506 Infantry Regiment (2/506), 101st Airborne Division.
Te ENVG-B is a helmet-mounted, dual-waveband goggle with industry-leading, fused white phos- phor and thermal technologies. Te night vision binocular delivers dual-tubes with improved image intensification, resolution and fused thermal overlay needed for unmatched visibility at night.
Sgt. William Williams of 2/506 was impressed by ENVG-B’s fused white phosphor and thermal technologies. “Te white phosphor fused with the thermal overlay helps a lot as well,” he said. “Te good thing about it is the mode that may work best for me may not work for one of my Soldiers. It has lots of settings to where they can adjust whether they want more white phosphor or more ther- mals, so in situations where you're not getting a lot of ambient light, you can crank the thermal up and really see anything that picks up heat or puts off a heat signal.”
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES Tis ENVG-B capability set features more mode options, with the added ability to interface with Nett Warrior’s augmented reality tools and FWS-I optic that together deliver the situational aware- ness and lethality required for overmatch in any low-light environment.
“When you integrate those technologies, you're going to increase situational awareness and also lethality at night,” said Maj. Bryan Kelso, assistant product manager for ENVG-B. “You get added capabilities such as rapid target acquisition, the ability to passively bring the weapon optic into the goggle, and also augmented reality when you bring in any of the icons displayed on the Soldier’s
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