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The AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight(TM) (UNS) is one of the most significant recent developments in night vision technology and although it is widely employed by US Special Operations Forces, it is not widely known in law enforcement circles. The UNS is one of those rare technological advances that can change the way we do our business.
Although this may sound like advertising copy, the AN/PVS-22 must be used to be believed. The current state of the night vision art is generally considered to be the AN/PVS-14, but the UNS is so superior by comparison, it makes the PVS-14 look almost like the 1st Generation night vision we had in Vietnam.
The AN/PVS-22 image in almost total darkness is amazingly clear with absolutely no "sparkles," "blooming," or anything else to distract the shooter or viewer. The AN/PVS-22 UNS is described by the manufacturer as Gen 3+, but we have used Gen 3 night vision like the PVS-14 and the PVS-22 is superior in every way. It is about as close to Gen 4 as possible given current technology.
In addition to the superb image quality, the AN/PVS-22 is set apart by the way in which it mounts-ahead of the day optic, so...