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Night Vision Devices

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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 78

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Image Clarity

Detection Range

Resolution / Generation

Low-Light Performance

Durability

Battery Life

Low Weight

Field of View

Mount Versatility

Cost-Effectiveness

Methodology ↗ → Night Vision Devices ranking

CategoryNight Vision Devices

Operators18 countries

⊕ History

Data Quality85%

MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)

⊟ Night Vision Devicesranking ↗methodology ↗

Night Vision Devices MASS Rating

10/26

All-Time

Night Vision Devices · 10 axes scored

Image Clarity

Detection Range

Resolution / Generation

Low-Light Performance

Durability

Battery Life

Low Weight

Field of View

Mount Versatility

Cost-Effectiveness

ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the night vision devices category.

01 / Overview

night vision device

Category

Night Vision Devices

Operators

18 countries

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

NIGHT VISION DEVICES

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

night vision devices category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the night vision devices category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

04 / Operators

Operator Countries18country

05 / MASS Score

NIGHT VISION DEVICES RANKING Night Vision Devices

#10

AN/PSQ-42 78 #11

NV/S-17 78 #12 night vision device (this weapon) 78 #13

AN/PSQ-20 76 #14 thermal weapon sight 75

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

10NIGHT VISION DEVICES 10PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NIGHT VISION DEVICES

ⓘ Rankings are within theNight Vision Devicescategory.

Night Vision Devices

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