Police Night Vision News & Articles

• Color night vision opens up a palette of viewing possibilities

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  A new line of color night vision cameras expand capabilities without busting your budget

• How to buy night vision products (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 night vision products buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Spotlight: SIONYX brings quality, affordable, color night vision into the digital age

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  SIONYX's products help those in the field by increasing the success of their missions, goals and objectives

• SHOT Show 2020: Midwest Industries Night Vision Tall Mount

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  A taller mount is best for use with helmet-worn night vision devices

• How to zero in on your target – night or day

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  Axion thermal imaging devices offer expanded features at a cost within reach

• Don’t be afraid of the dark: A look at night vision technology made with cops in mind

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  How can you see in the dark without being seen? Steiner Optics has an answer

• Spotlight: FLIR, high-performance, low-cost thermal imaging systems

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  Company Name: FLIR Systems, Inc. Headquarters: Wilsonville, OR Signature Products: Thermal Imagers Website: https://www.flir.com/ 1. Where did your company name originate from? “FLIR” is the acrony...

• It takes a village

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  How to leverage nontraditional resources to assist law enforcement operations

• Things to know about night vision and thermal technology

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  Police officers need to know night vision capabilities and understand the myths vs. facts for night vision technology

• 10 hot products on display at SHOT Show 2019

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  From a new Maglula loader to backpack ballistic armor, the range of new products at this year's SHOT Show did not disappoint

• Why PDs should equip K9 handlers with night vision and thermal imagers

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  Through the use of both night vision and thermal imaging, handlers can improve their senses and become as effective as their four-legged partners

• Training day: How to incorporate thermal imaging into police low-light training

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  Thermal imaging technology can assist during low-light conditions, but officers need to realistically train on the use of these devices

• How your department can make searching for suspects, missing persons and discarded evidence safer and more efficient

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  The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field

• Pulsar thermal imaging for patrol operations

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  These devices are not just for SWAT and detectives

• Why cops should seek firearms training outside of law enforcement

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  Law enforcement agencies tend to suffer from institutional inertia that comes from only conducting firearms training from within the department

• An introduction to shooting with night vision

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  We break down some myths and talk about some of the practical lessons that are important to take into account when looking at night vision devices

• Sniper rifle accessories: What you need vs. what you want

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  Carrying lighter gear means quicker positioning and less fatigue, but how do you choose what to buy, what to bring and what to leave in the car?

• Spotlight: Sightmark, the leader in state-of-the-art optics and accessories

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  Developing products that work as hard as you do

• Spotlight: Pulsar creates the best optics, software and features available on the market

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  An industry-leading pioneer designing cutting edge products for hunting, law enforcement, personal security and search & rescue operations

• How to best (and defensibly) use body-worn camera video during report writing

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  The availability of video evidence represents an opportunity to make police reports more factual and representative of what actually happened

• 9 patrol applications for night vision and thermal imaging technology

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  There are many ways patrol officers can use this technology in the field

• Going beyond iron sights: How law enforcement can harness the benefits of optic technology

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  Advancements in optics tech can improve the confidence level, as well as the hit potential, of law enforcement officers armed with a patrol rifle or tactical carbine

• Deputy wearing night vision goggles stops attempted ambush

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  The deputy saw the suspect walking stealthily with a rifle pointed at police

• Ill. police receive grant to add night vision equipment

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  Police Chief Thomas Roman said the department would use it to help locate at-risk people, as well as in suspicious person cases

• Spotlight: Night Optics USA provides systems that will not fail the police community

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  Night Optics is putting the right gear in the hands of men and women who proudly serve the public

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