Jamey Caldwell has spent thousands of hours working with night vision devices—in war and for hunting feral pigs. He spent 21 years in the US Army, with the first seven serving in the 75th Ranger ...

Editor’s Note: October 23, 2025: As veteran Contributor Justin Park begins testing a new round of night vision and thermal imaging gear, we’ve updated this story with some early frontrunners based on ...

Night vision technology has been in use since just before World War II, although it's evolved considerably since then. CERDEC It’s hard to imagine the military without night vision technology, those ...

Solid state electronics have provided lighter weight night vision units that work better than the old-fashioned gear that used photomultiplier tubes, but there was an even older technology as [Our Own ...

Images of soldiers sweeping through a compound in the dead of the night have frequented national news for decades. American soldiers dominate the night thanks to night vision goggles — but that ...

In the shroud of night, when the world slips into a cloak of darkness, there exists a realm that remains largely unseen by the naked eye. It’s here, in this enigmatic world, where night vision ...

Investigators have yet to determine whether the crew of an Army helicopter was wearing the devices when the Black Hawk crashed into a civilian airliner last week. By Mark Walker and John Ismay ...

Night vision monoculars are hi-tech pieces of kit, but can they help us see celestial objects in areas with light pollution? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

If you want to boat more safely at night, night-vision technology can help minimize your odds of getting off course or missing a hidden ­aid-to-navigation post or piece of flotsam. There are two basic ...