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National Defense December 2013 Valerie Insinna	Special Operators to Test Digital Night Vision Goggles Troops currently rely on analog night vision goggles that use image intensifier tubes to amplify existing light, but new digital goggles and cameras are finally making their way into the hands of special operators and pilots.
National Defense April 2010 Austin Wright	Fighter Pilot Simulation Depicts Nighttime Weapons Launch Some fighter pilots are now training with a simulator that can depict the effects of firing a weapon while using night vision goggles.
National Defense October 2007 Stew Magnuson	Researchers Push for Advances in Night Vision Technology Night vision technology once gave the nation's armed forces an edge on the battlefield, but the devices have proliferated around the world.
National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean	We Want What U.S. Troops Have: Better Night Vision Goggles Because the demand from U.S. forces for night vision goggles has been so high in recent years, major suppliers such as ITT Night Vision have focused on their Pentagon customers rather than the international market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008	ARINC chooses ITT night-vision tubes for Navy, Air Force The aviation solutions are designed with four, rather than the traditional two, image tubes to expand the user's field of view.
National Defense December 2005 Michael Peck	Simulator Eases Night-Vision Goggle Dangers In the surreal world of amplified light, things aren't as they appear. That's why a new simulator for fighter pilots will ease the dangers of training with night-vision goggles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008	ITT Night-Vision Tubes Selected for U.S. Military Aircraft Engineers at ITT Night Vision are delivering 16-millimeter imaging intensifiers to be integrated into the Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (PNVG) and the Quad-Eye.
National Defense August 2011 Grace V. Jean	New Sensor Aims to Give F-35 Pilots a 'Window Into the Night' F-35 fighter pilots will wear a helmet that allows them to peer into the darkness with ease -- but only if a new digital sensor proves itself as capable as or better than existing night vision technology.
National Defense February 2009 Robert H. Williams	Advanced Optics Technology Yields Better Head-Up Aircraft Displays Improvements in image generation technology by BAE Systems of Orlando, Fla., have made possible smaller, more proficient and less expensive head-up displays for commercial aircraft.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 John Teresko	Machine Vision's Compelling Drivers Declining prices and increasing returns on investment are accelerating machine vision's growth.
National Defense October 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	U.S. May Be Losing Track of Critical Night Vision Equipment A State Department official said that increasingly the Pentagon is losing track of its night vision equipment. State is responsible for transfers and exports of military technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005	Air Force Uses SGI Servers for Flight Simulator Leaders at the U.S. Air Force will use a new training facility designed by Lockheed Martin, MultiGen-Paradigm, and Silicon Graphics for night vision goggle training of its F-16 pilots.
National Defense April 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Outside the U.S., Buyers in Hot Pursuit of Night Vision Goggles For night vision goggle manufacturer Exelis, the U.S. military demand collapsed in recent years, and the company is now relying on foreign customers to keep its plant in operation.
National Defense August 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army Helos Can Thwart Missiles, But Remain Vulnerable The Army has made progress protecting helicopters flying in Iraq from shoulder-fired missiles, but its crews and aircraft routinely are the targets of small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	NASA Tests Clear View for Pilots In an effort to make flying safer, more than a dozen NASA, airline, industry, and government pilots are testing technology to synthetically give pilots a clear view of their surroundings.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	Night Fighting Made Easier With Advanced Goggles The U.S. Army will be spending $560 million over the next five years on enhanced night-vision goggles that, for the first time, combine image intensification and infrared images.
PC Magazine September 18, 2007	Resurrected on YouTube Thanks to YouTube, many failed pilots are finding new life online. In most cases, however, it is apparent that they shouldn't.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: The Vision Thing Many financial advisors have a vision for their business, but that vision often gets blurred by the cataracts of competing priorities and short-term fixes.
HBS Working Knowledge July 11, 2005 Stever Robbins	Give Your Organization Serious Traction When your vision sets direction and your strategy ties it to your current situation, they provide a compass for everyone in your organization to follow for years to come.
National Defense July 2007 Robert H. Williams	Improved Protective Eyewear Available for Troops Upgraded ballistic protection goggles are being produced by Panoptx Eyewear.
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Erik Sofge	Souped-Up Contact Lenses Promise On-Demand Bionic Eyesight Researchers develop a flexible contact lens embedded with microcircuits that may provide virtual reality for pilots or telescopic vision for soldier.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	Army Picks ITT for Night-Vision Goggles Engineers with the U.S. Army needed better night-vision capability for soldiers on dark or foggy battlefields. They found a solution with Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (ENVGs) from ITT. The contract has a potential value of $560 million over five years.
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Roger Tuttle	Create a Vision Your vision statement is the road map for your business journey. To create your vision statement, consider these questions.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	Air Force Special Operators Welcome New Cargo Planes Air Force special operators have been flying C-130 aircraft for more than 40 years. Now, finally, the fleet is being upgraded to the digital J-model.
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna	New Technologies Fuel Advancements in Night Vision Goggles Unlike the massive acquisition programs for fighter jets and combat vehicles, night vision technologies need to be refreshed every few years in order for troops to maintain their edge against adversaries.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Northrop Grumman to provide infrared countermeasures for Air Force C-130 aircraft Company engineers are designing optoelectronic hardware and spare parts to defend utility aircraft from heat-seeking missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John Keller	Laser pointer or terrorist threat? Several recent incidents in which aircraft pilots claim to have been temporarily blinded by laser beams are igniting debate over whether legally obtained laser pointers in the wrong hands could be considered terrorist weapons.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Labs Look for Edge as Night Vision Technology Spreads While night vision technology is ubiquitous, military research labs continue the push to give U.S. war fighters nighttime optics that are several steps ahead of what can be bought at any hunting and fishing store, or duplicated by foreign militaries.
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	Technologies Ease Burden on Pilots, Maintainers The F-35 Lighting II is being equipped with some of the latest technologies that will automate the duties of both pilots and maintenance crews.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 John Teresko	Seeing More With Machine Vision The performance and sophistication gap between low-cost vision sensors and high-end vision systems is closing.
AskMen.com	Teamwork: Simon Sinek Don't forget to push yourself outside of your comfort zone. "It is that well-oiled machine that makes the pilots and the United States Air Force such a remarkable organization."
National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron	Special Ops Aviators Hone Skills for Desert, Over-Water Group 18, the air wing of the United Arab Emirates' special operations command, flies in challenging conditions to protect the royals and resources of United Arab Emirates.
Financial Planning August 1, 2011 John J. Bowen, Jr.	The Power of Your Presence In coaching advisors for 11 years and serving as a financial planner and investment firm CEO for 26 years before that, I've found that many of the most elite advisors have a secret weapon: the power of their presence.
National Defense October 2009 Grace V. Jean	Future Night Vision Devices: More Than Just Goggles Future night-vision goggles are being designed not just to see better at night but also to allow soldiers to share images of what they see with other soldiers who may be miles away.