AMERICA’S ARMY WINNING IN A COMPLEX WORLD

ACAT II
Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG)
PEO Soldier | Fort Belvoir, VA
WARFIGHTING
FUNCTION
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Maneuver Support
and Protection
Engagement
ACQUISITION
LIFECYCLE PHASE
Materiel Solution Analysis
Technology Maturation &
Risk Reduction
Engineering & Manufacturing
Development
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
DESCRIPTION
The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) provides
dismounted Brigade Combat Team warfighters the capability to observe
and maneuver in all weather conditions, through obscurants, during
limited visibility and under all lighting conditions while enabling rapid
detection and engagement with rifle-mounted aiming lasers. The ENVG
uses both image intensification and infrared (thermal) sensors.
BENEFIT TO THE WARFIGHTER
The ENVG allows the individual Soldier to see, understand and act
first during limited visibility conditions. It combines the visual detail
in low light conditions that is provided by image intensification with the
thermal sensor’s ability to see through fog, dust and smoke. This thermal
capability makes the ENVG useful during the day as well as at night,
unlike earlier night vision devices.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Man-sized target recognition:
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80 percent probability at 150 meters (threshold) and
300 meters (objective)
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50 percent probability at 300 meters (threshold) and
550 meters (objective)
• Total system weight:
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Less than 2 pounds (threshold) and 1.5 pounds (objective)
• Operating hours (continuous fusion):
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Greater than 7.5 hours (threshold) and 15 hours (objective)
PROGRAM STATUS
• 2QFY15: Contract awards to BAE Systems and DRS Technologies
for ENVG III
• 3QFY15: Critical Design Review (CDR) for DRS ENVG III design
• 4QFY15:
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CDR for BAE ENVG III design
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Early User Assessment
• 1QFY16: Production Qualification Test
PROJECTED ACTIVITIES
• 2QFY16: Reliability Growth Test 1
• 3QFY16: Reliability Growth Test 2
• 4QFY16: Type Classification – Standard
• 1QFY17:
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ENVG III Full Materiel Release
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ENVG III Full-Rate Production begins
• 2QFY17: ENVG III Fieldings begin in accordance with
Headquarters Department of the Army G-8 priorities
MILESTONE DECISION
AUTHORITY
Defense Acquisition Executive
Army Acquisition Executive
Program Executive Officer
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