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night-vision

adj
of or relating to the ability to see in darkness, either by natural, biological, or technological means
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night-vision

[ˈnaɪtvɪʒən] ADJ [goggles, binoculars, equipment] → de vigilancia nocturna
see also night B
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Insurgent forces were getting their hands on night-vision goggles.
Attacks by Taliban using sophisticated night-vision technology have risen during the past year, especially against police and militia units that do not have such equipment.
THE NEW YORK TIMES KANDAHAR PERHAPS more than 70 Afghan police officers and five soldiers were killed in a series of attacks in southern and western Afghanistan on Monday night and Tuesday, and again the Taliban reportedly used night-vision technology in the attacks, police officials said.
During a tour of various sections of the project, His Majesty the King was briefed on the manufacturing process of military equipment for night vision and thermal monitoring and the company's main products, which include various types of night-vision goggles.
He and his instructor, Jared Douglas, assistant chief flight instructor at Leading Edge Aviation, were wearing night-vision goggles, which provide a green, monochromatic view of the world.
followed by 3,860 image intensifier-based night-vision devices.
Like all FLIR's night-vision products, the Scout-TS allows you to see in total darkness because the thermal imager uses heat (not light) to create images and displays them on a built-in LCD eyepiece.
Night-vision system was first used by the military then adopted by upscale passenger cars over 10 years ago.
Ideally, I'd like one which has audio recording as well as clear night-vision for under pounds 200.
Streamlight's lithium-battery-powered Night Com features a white C4 LED, with two to three times the output of Super High Flux LEDs; two Nichia Ultra-Bright red LEDs for when night-vision preservation isn't necessary; and a red night-vision protection indicator LED.
and MultiGen-Paradigm to provide the F-16 Networked Training Center at Luke Air Force Base with a high-fidelity NVG training capability that realistically and precisely simulates what F-16 pilots actually see through night-vision goggles when they fly nighttime missions.