Pyser-SGI is a privately owned UK Company, whose beginings go as far back as 1848.

Pyser-SGI comprises of 3 Divisions, manufacturing of leading edge Electro-Optical Night Vision & Thermal Imaging kit for security, law enforcement & defence, research, education and broadcast fields.

The corporate headquarters are located in the South East of England, encomapesing 3 world class divisions. Each operates as an autonomous unit, supported by the financial resources of the group. Their two English manufacturing sites together with the sales subsidiary company located in Singapore.

Accreditation to ISO 9001:2008 quality assurance standards are the hallmarks that Pyser-SGI operate to.

The Defence & Security division manufacture & supply Night Vision & Thermal Imaging kit to Law Enforcement agencies, NATO & non NATO Armed Forces and Special Forces worldwide.

Manufactured items include but aren't limited to:

PNP-MTHD thermal imaging monoculars, gyro-stabilised day/night vision binoculars, conventional military binoculars, MUNSTI & TISI thermal imaging weapon sights, VISI hand held thermal imaging long range low-light surveillance kit, PNP-M hand held-held/helmet/head mounted imnight vision devices, PNG-M night vision goggles; PNP-MC night vision scopes for still-imaging/video evidence gathering, PNP-MS night vision red dot weapon sights & clip-on in-line and PNP-MUNS universal night vision long-range weapon sights.

Small arms collimators (SACs), NATO survival and prismatic compasses, PROMS 2 Portable Rapid-deployment Observation & Monitoring Systems for extended distance day & night surveillance; DANOS 2 day & night observation systems; Tricam and Bicam night vision & day surveillance camera systems and Mini TIU3 thermal imaging cameras.

Technical Support & After Sales:

Their service & technical departments offer first class customer support who may need information or require kit serviced or repaired.

For further information, please contact the author, Rob MICHAEL Executive Director, 
Military & Law Enforcement Technologies on either 0411 244969 or robmblog@militaryandlaw.com.au. 
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Features & benefits of JSC Katod MNV-K FOM2000 Night Vision Goggles -

• Lightwieght Night Vision Goggles - weighing a mere 595grams
• Night Vision Goggles supplied with a head mount complete with auto off / auto on flip up capability and is easy to operate
• Low battery indicator & IR-'on' indicator in viewfinder field-of-view
• Optional ‘safety photo sensor’ prevents accidental operation during daylight
• IR illuminator 'on' in eyepiece
• Low battery indicator in eyepiece
• Immersion 0.5m (30 minutes)
• Available with 56 different image intensification/night vision tube options
• Up to 40hrs from 1x AA battery
• Auto Brightness Control (ABC) and Flash Protection
• Optional Manual Gain
• Operates on 2x AA or CR123 battery
• Shock resistance - 5G
• Construction - corrosion resistant materials    
• Dioptre adjustment
• Operating temperature -50°C - +55°C 
• Tube MTBF - 10,000hrs

The MNV-K is one of many Night Vision Products from JSC Katod, an OEM Night Vision manufacturer since 1959

Examples of JSC Katod Night Vision kit can be found at -
* MNV-K Night Vision Device
* MNV-S Night Vision Device
* MNV-K Night Vision Goggles
* MNV-S Night Vision Goggles
* ONV-I - Night Vision Goggles

For further information, please contact the author, Rob MICHAEL Executive Director, 
Military & Law Enforcement Technologies on either 0411 244969 or robmblog@militaryandlaw.com.au. 
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Interesting Night Vision article from ABC US.

This story covers Taliban & al Qaeda forces use of Night Vision.

Please see Night Vision stoty at http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98233&page=1&singlePage=true

For further information, please contact the author, Rob MICHAEL Executive Director, 
Military & Law Enforcement Technologies on either 0411 244969 or robmblog@militaryandlaw.com.au. 
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We are both pleased & excited to announce the addition to our demo kit fleet, the JSC Katod MNV-K Night Vision goggles fitted with FOM2000 Image Intensifier Tube.

The MNV-K goggles are -

• Lightweight (595gram)
• Manual gain option
• Sensitive under all lighting conditions
• High Resolution
• Operate either on AA or CR123 batteries

The MNV-K Night Vision goggles are supplied with a head mount complete with auto off / auto on flip up capability and is easy to operate.

Low battery indicator & IR-'on' indicator in viewfinder field-of-view.

Tube MTBF - 10,000hrs

Operating mode switch and battery compartment cover are easy to use even when operating in gloves.

Corrosion-proof and water-proof construction ensuring long service-fife in the field. 

Can be broken-down as to individual Night Vision Devices.

More information on the MNV-K Night Vision goggles, click HERE.

For further information, please contact the author, Rob MICHAEL Executive Director, 
Military & Law Enforcement Technologies on either 0411 244969 or robmblog@militaryandlaw.com.au. 
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There are many Night Vision Devices, Scopes, Monoculars & Modules on the market.

The choice & array can be quite daunting.

Depending upon the requirement, that being the results desired to be achieved, we provide the following as a simple kit selection guide -

Image Gathering -

• The pinnacle piece of kit for low-light Night Vision image capturing is the AstroScope 9350 Night Vision Module for dSLR’s. Designed specifically for capturing crisp, clean, sharp, low-light Night Vision images.
• Many Night Vision Devices, Scopes & Monoculars can be adapted to capture images for evidentiary purposes (it should be noted that whilst the images are acceptable, the AstroScope 9350 Night Vision Module for dSLR’s provides the 'cleanest' Night Vision imaging). The Night Vision Devices, Scopes & Monoculars typically result in only adequate low-light Night Vision imaging such as the AstroScope 9350 Night Vision Module for dSLR’s.

Observation & Image Gathering -

• Night Vision Devices, Scopes & Monoculars are primarily designed to be used as hand-held low-light Night Vision observation devise, but can be used for Night Vision image gathering, abate, the images are vigneted & typically of 'average' resolution. Example of Night Vision Devices, Scopes & Monoculars are -

* MNV-K Night Vision Device 
* MNV-S Night Vision Device 
* PNP-Mi Night Vision Scope 
* PNP-MCi Night Vision Device

All of our Night Vision kit is available at www.militaryandlaw.com.au/page/night_vision_devices.html.

We would be pleased to advise you as to the most suitable piece of kit for your low-light applications and requirements. Please contact us on infoblog@militaryandlaw.com.au. 

Introduction

The Night Vision research & manufacturing facility of JSC Katod’s is located in Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia, some 3000 kilometers from Moscow.

The higest priority of JSC Katod Night Vision manufacturing processes is to insure quality in everything they do. Katod believe that ongoing development of the company and it's further amalgamation into the World Economy is reliant upon the competitiveness and quality of their Night Vision products.

The intricate approaches to quality improvement JSC Katod constantly result in increasing the technical parameters of the Night Vision kit manufactured, by utilising modern quality management methods & sourcing procedures to optimise the manufacturing of Night Vision Devices & Image Intensifier Tubes.

The ‘Quality Management System’ of JSC Katod is an important focus of the company Management System, aimed at goals achievement in the sphere of quality and striving for ongoing maximum Customer satisfaction of the Customer demands and expectations.

JSC Katod’s Quality Management System was certified February 2005 in a voluntary Russian certification system within the ‘Military Register’.

Since 2005, JSC Katod has twice confirmed its compliance within the requirements of the Russian and international standards: GOST R ISO 9001-2001 and GOST RV 15.002-2003.

For the purpose of the best conformity to the international requirements, NATO standard AQAP-2110 was implemented.

Presently, Quality Management System of JSC Katod conforms to GOST RV 15.002-2003, ISO 9001-2008 & AQAP 2110 requirements.

JSC Katod’s Image Intensifier Tubes are utilised extensively throughout Eastern Europe & Asia.

JSC Katod is an independent manufacturing company with vast export experience & expertise -
• 50 years of experience in electronic systems manufacturing;
• All innovations are protected by 79 certificates of authorship and 8 patents;
• The only Russian company to have the technology to mass produce Gen 3 Image intensifier Tubes.
• The company specialises in the following fields:
o Production of high-quality photocathodes
o Development of new electro-optical technologies and photocathode types
o Development of new IIT modifications.
o Design and production of modern technology and equipment for IIT manufacturing
o Development and supply of night vision systems equipped with JSC Katod IIT’s

Company Structure –
JSC Katod is a Joint Stock Company (organizational and legal structure).
JSC Katod is both a brand & company name – more commonly abbreviated to Katod.
JSC Katod is a 3rd generation privately owned company, accordingly, not listed on the RTS (Russian Stock Exchange).

History
The Special Design Department (SDD) of the Novosibirsk factory was officially registered
19 October 1959. In December 1991, SDD was placed under Russian Soviet Federative Republic jurisdiction and renamed into State enterprise SDD "Katod".
In the result of privatization in 1994 SDD "Katod" was registered as OJSC "Katod", and reregistered as JSC "Katod" in 1999.
The main reason for SDD establishment was the necessity of development of electronic equipment plant which was founded in Siberia in 1954. The company staff comprised of the best specialists from the Ekran, Electrovacuum and Instrument-Making plants. Graduates from different Soviet universities were also recruited to build the staff.
Within the first two decades, the company conducted nearly 330 scientific, research and experimental design projects. Many scientific universities from SB RAS (Academgorodok), Moscow, Leningrad, Fryazino, Saratov, Lvov and other cities participated in these projects. Scientific projects resulted in numerous developments as follows:
• Image Intensifiers for a short time photonic emissions registration.
• Image amplifiers for fleeting process photographing.
• Progressive technology of future-oriented photomultipliers
• Scientific works at innovative technology of electron-beam tubes (EBT) manufacturing

Many of the developments were used in manufacturing processes. Thus a new generation of oscillographic CRT with high-level characteristics were widely utilised in oscillographs manufactured in Vilnius, Minsk and Bryansk.
Till the beginning of the 1980’s, SDD wasn’t narrowly specialized, Image Intensifier Tubes development was just one of the numerous research directions. The results of SDD works were in great demand in different scientific and industrial sectors: nuclear physics and optics, space research and satellite systems, medicine and radiotechnics.
The 1990’s became the dynamic stage of the enterprise development. SDD specialists took part in a scientific experiment of neutrino registration. Image amplifier samples with a large spherical photocathode "Kvazar", designed and made by Katod, allowed to create a high sensitive interconnected photon detector with a large spherical resolution. That equipment was employed in the deep-water neutrino telescope at the bottom of Lake Baikal.
At that time compact spondyle constructed photomultipliers were created to equip "Soyuz" spacecraft. There was developed an integrated "Klin" device, then served for scientific experiment of interplanetary flight with three star operation.
In 1996 Katod started Generation 2+ manufacturing and in 1999 — Generation 3. Additionally in 1996, Katod designed and manufactured the first series of Night Vision Goggles. Sometime later, a binocular and monocular series was created and commenced production of the Night Vision Goggles.
Today, Katod is a leading Russian manufacturer of Image Intensifier Tubes and Night Vision Devices.
Since its foundation, the company has grown from a small Development Department into a large manufacturing company with its own scientific resources.
At present, Katod is the only Russian company to have a unique technology to manufacture Gen 3 Gallium Arsenide Image Intensifier Tubes mass production.
Attributable to accumulated scientific and production experience, the company is able to raise the level of technical parameters and promptly respond to the market conditions. This business approach enables the company to produce the goods being in high demand not only in Russia but also abroad.
Corporate timeline of achievements
At present, Katod produces in excess of 280 IIT configurations.
2001 Gen.2+ tube, 25 mm was designed and subsequently commenced serial production. The tube was scheduled for a unique Night Vision goggles with angular field of view 60 degree manufactured by Katod.
2001, our specialists Vladimir I. Loktionov, Josef I. Goldberg, Roman I. Bagduev were awarded with Russian government premium in the domain of science and technology for scientific researches and developments for National Defense.
2003 saw an increase in output capacity. Ready-made products’ turnout grew up to 40%.
Following the results of 2005, Katod became a top 100 hundred 'best exporter' in the region and a 'top twenty' of 'fast developing' companies.
2003, Vladimir I. Loktionov and Josef I. Goldberg were awarded with state prize in the domain of science and technology.
2007, Vladimir I. Loktionov was awarded with a medal of Order of Merit for the Motherland, II degree.
2009, Vladimir I. Loktionov, Josef I Goldberg and Alexey P. Vysotsky were awarded with State prize of the Novosibirsk region.

Vladimir I. Loktionov Katod General manager
Josef I. Goldberg Katod Chief Design Engineer
Roman I. Bagduev One of the pioneers of 2+ gen II tubes development

We are both pleased & excited to announce the addition to our demo kit fleet, the JSC Katod MNV-K Night Vision goggles fitted with FOM2000 Image Intensifier Tube.

The MNV-K goggles are -

• Lightweight (595gram)
• Manual gain option
• Sensitive under all lighting conditions
• High Resolution
• Operate either on AA or CR123 batteries

The MNV-K Night Vision goggles are supplied with a head mount complete with auto off / auto on flip up capability and is easy to operate.

Low battery indicator & IR-'on' indicator in viewfinder field-of-view.

Tube MTBF - 10,000hrs

Operating mode switch and battery compartment cover are easy to use even when operating in gloves.

Corrosion-proof and water-proof construction ensuring long service-fife in the field. 

Can be broken-down as to individual Night Vision Devices.

More information on the MNV-K Night Vision goggles, click HERE.

For further information, please contact the author, Rob MICHAEL Executive Director, 
Military & Law Enforcement Technologies on either 0411 244969 or robmblog@militaryandlaw.com.au. 
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The CATS 2000 IR Motorised Zoom Lens is totally unique in it amazing capabilities, including, but not limited to –

• the capability to confirm a licence plate at 2km's BOTH DAY OR NIGHT
• the ability to locate a human/vehicle target at 13km's BOTH DAY OR NIGHT
• throughout 24hrs operation, doesn't require refocussing through the focal range and no requirement to manually swap in & out IR filters & no longer having to operate separate tandem day & night camera/lens configurations
  
  

Specifications -

IR Capabilities - no requirement to manually swap in & out IR filters &/or no longer having to operate tandem separate day & night camera/lens configurations
Focal range - ½” C 10-1000 (20-2000mm w/2x extender)
Zoom - Focus/Zoom motorised with presets
Iris - Video AI with manual override iris
Magnification -100x (200x with extender magnification)
Weight - 6700grams (approx)
Dimensions - 150.0(W) x 153.5 (H) x 446.0 (L) mm
Input voltage - DC8 - 16V

More info at www.militaryandlaw.com.au/page/cats_2000_ir_motorized_zoom_lens.html

Complete range of CATS lenses are at www.militaryandlaw.com.au/page/cctv_lenses.html

Pyser-SGI of the UK recently announced the receipt of a multi-million dollar contract to
supply several thousands of their Small Arms Collimators (SACs) to the US Army.

The contract involves SACs for the US Army snipers and will be delivered progressively over the
next few months.

A spokesman for Pyser-SGI said “We are very excited and proud that our SACs have been
selected by the US Army for its snipers and to add those users to the many others already
deploying our SACs on operational missions throughout the world.”

Pyser-SGI SACs are utilised by individual soldiers in theatre to zero, check zero and regain zero
with no live firing in just a few seconds, including when changing sights, & are accurate and
repeatable to better than 2.5cm at 100m.

They can be used on any weapon type, in calibres from 4.6mm to 50 cal & can zero any type of sighting system including iron, day optical, Night Vision, IR and laser types.

The SACs considerably increase first hit probability and give the user the confidence that his weapon is properly & accurately zeroed at all times.

SACs were first adopted by UK forces and are now utilised in excess of 40 countries including
in “Soldier of the Future” programmes.

MUNSTI is a state of the art lightweight, compact & high performance uncooled Thermal Imaging clip-on sight for use in front of any daytime optical sight with magnifications 16X and more, making MUNSTI ideally suitable for sniper weapons, anti-materiel weapons & any weapon where the end-user needs to leave the daysight in place.

MUNSTI Thermal Imaging clip-on sight allows detection ranges up to 2760m (man) & 7000m (vehicle), allowing the operator to attach  instantly by it's over-centre throw lever shock absorber base on  the weapons Picatinny rail, switching on to use within eight seconds without affecting the 'zero' of the day sight.

MUNSTI is available with either Thermal Detectors of 384x288 Standard Definition (SD), 640x480 High Definition (HD) or a choice of optics giving either 7 degrees (125 mils) or 12 degrees (210 mils) horizontal fields of view.

Affordable & virtually maintenance free, MUNSTI is fully featured simple & intuitive push button controls make MUNSTI the ideal choice for Special Forces, Special Ops, Police elite units & regular forces requiring the best in Thermal Imaging sights.

As a stand-alone surveillance device, Standard Definition (SD) versions incorporate a 2X electronic zoom providing additional fields of view of 3.5 degrees or 6 degrees depending on the Germaniium lens.

Similarly High Definition (HD) versions incorporate zooms of 2X and 4X, providing the operator with 3.5 & 1.75 degrees 6 & 3 degrees additional fields of view.

MUNSTI is designed, developed and manufactured by Pyser-SGI UK and requires only a UK export licence.

MUNSTI isn't regulated under ITAR controls.

Pyser-SGI UK announce the release of the PNP-MUNS Universal Night Sight.

The PNP-MUNS Universal Night Sights are leading edge image intensified, lightweight, rugged and compact weapon sights designed specifically for use in front of dayscopes from 1x to 16x magnification & higher with front lenses with up to 60mm diameter.

The advanced in-line optical design, WITHOUT prisms, doesn't affect the zero of the weapon, nor the user’s normal firing position & doesn't create parallax errors.

PNP-MUNS is easily attached & released instantly from the weapon’s Picatinny rail by means of its over-centre throw lever & no tools are required to attach, release or operate it. PNP-MUNS can also be utilised as a stand-alone hand held night vision surveillance device.

The PNP-MUNS is available with a large choice of image intensifier tubes up to and including FOM 2016, also available with Autogated IIT's, for the most demanding missions & it only requires a single  COTS 'AA' battery to operate from 40 to 100 hours depending on battery type and version of intensifier tube.

The PNP-MUNS is available in 2 versions: PNP-MUNS 600, which weighs 667g and PNP-MUNS 900, weighing only 937g & offers extra focal length for enhanced surveillance capability. Each version is waterproof to 20 metres for 1 hour; each is supplied with a rugged Butler Creek flip-up lens cap on the rear end for protection against dust, dirt and water

Both PNP-MUNS have a fine distance focus adjustment for optimum performance.

The PNP-MUNS 600 is recommended for distances up to 600m.

The PNP-MUNS 900 is recommended for distances up to 900m.

The kit also has a clip-on/clip-off fold-back moulded rubber rear hood to prevent green reflected glow on the front lens of dayscopes up to 60mm diameter.

Military & Law Enforcement Technologies is delighted to advise of it's recent success in numerous government Night Vision & Thermal Imaging tenders.

Military & Law Enforcement Technologies are a major supplier of low-light Electro-Optical kit to the Australian State & Federal government.

It is due to our company's ongoing commitment to quality products, support & client relations that may our company the forerunner in the Night Vision & Thermal Imaging industry within the APAC region.

Military & Law Enforcement Technologies have partnered with JSC Katod, an established OEM of Image Intensifier Tubes, Night Vision Devices, Night Vision Scope, Night Vision Monoculars & Night Vision Goggles.

The range of Night Vision kit is unique in Australia due to all the kit been readily available – WITHOUT ‘export of origin’ ‘Figure of Merit’ Tube restrictions.

‘Figure of Merit’ (FOM) supplies can be as much as FOM2300.

Additionally, all the Katod kit also has the following available –

ACCESSORIES

Camcorder & dSLR adaptor        
3x screw-on magnification lens                      
5x screw-on magnification lens             
3x afocal snap-on magnification lens     

150mW Diode illuminator           

OPTIONS/UPGRADES

- Green P-43 output or B&W P-45 output
- Auto-gating upgrade
- Light sensor to prevent damage from bright light flashes (not required in conjunction with auto-gating)
- 75mW IR illuminator - 4x more powerful than other NVD’s map reading illuminators. The additional 830nm
   IR illumination provides up to 20m of unseen ‘to the naked eye’ luminosity – a critical tactical advantage!
- Manual Gain control adjusts/improves image definition by increasing/decreasing the Gain  

JSC Katod have been a Night Vision OEM since 1959, manufacturing Night Vision kit worldwide for defence & law enforcement requirements.

Examples of JSC Katod Night Vision kit can be found at -
* MNV-K Night Vision Device
* MNV-S Night Vision Device
* MNV-K Night Vision Goggles
* MNV-S Night Vision Goggles
* ONV-I - Night Vision Goggles 

JSC Katod Night Vision launched in Australia. JSC Katod has been a manufacturing OEM since 1953.

JSC Katod not only manufacture Night Vision Devices & Goggles, but are the Image Intensifier Tube OEM.

JSC Katod kit now available in Australia feature -

• Tubes from FOM800 to FOM2300
• P43 green or P45 B&W
• Manual or auto-gated
• Manual or auto-gain

JSC Katod kit includes but isn't limited to -

• MNV-K Night Vision Device 
  
• MNV-S Night Vision Device
• MNV-K Night Vision Goggles
• MNV-S Night Vision Goggles
• ONV-I Night Vision Goggle
• Night Vision Image Intensifier Tubes 
  

Pyser-SGI UK introduce the PNP-MTHD & PNP-MTHDE.

State of the art world beating Miniature Thermal Imaging Monoculars with 640 x 480 pixel array, High Definition, 17 micron pixel pitch, 25Hz refresh rate is complemented by a wide range of specially developed accessories enabling the user to perform a huge variety of missions based on just a single platform.

The  PNP-MTHDE also includes 32GB DVR providing up to 120hrs of 25fps recording. 

Pyser-SGI UK introduce the PNP-Mi & PNP-MCi Night Vision Devices.

Both pieces of kit have the unique features of the PNP Night Vision Device range including C mount interchangeable lenses on the PNP-MCi, HOWEVER both units now incorporate the following unique beneficial ancillary features -

* Unique to the industry, incorporates a 75mW IR illuminator - 4x more powerful than all other NVD’s map reading illuminators. The additional invisible 810nm IR illumination provides up to 20m of unseen ‘to the naked eye’ luminosity – a critical tactical advantage! A red LED in the eyepiece illuminates when the IR illuminator is on as does a yellow LED when a low battery state occurs.

* The unique in-built ‘safety photo sensor’ prevents accidental operation during daylight by terminating power to the Image Intensifier Tube, which otherwise, would typically irreparably damage the Tube. This protection, of course, does not activate in darkness in the case of bright flashes, vehicle headlights even at very short distances, nor in street lighting or inside illuminated confines.