While some night vision goggles rely exclusively on enhancing ambient light to improve the user’s vision, this set by Nightfox Swift uses infrared (IR) light to create images, even when it’s pitch ...

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 ...

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 ...

Which night vision goggles are best? There are many reasons why a pair of night vision goggles is indispensable to you. You could be out hiking, camping or possibly even hunting in the dark and don’t ...

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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 ...

(NewsNation) — Investigators are looking at the factors that contributed to Wednesday’s tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., and they may consider whether night-vision goggles played a role.

The crash killed at least 28 people, with the rest aboard feared dead, after the plane collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Andrew Harnik/Getty Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the pilots aboard ...

WASHINGTON — The crash of a Marine Corps helicopter last year that killed five service members was ultimately caused by pilot error, but the use of night vision goggles and unsafe flying conditions ...

The crash of a Marine helicopter, like the one shown, that killed five Marines was ultimately caused by pilot error, but night vision goggles and unsafe flying conditions also likely were factors, ...

The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the ...