AN/PVS-22

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The AN/PVS-22 or Universal Night Sight is a Picatinny rail mounted in-line night sight designed and manufactured by Optical Systems Technology and issued with the existing telescopic sight or red dot sight.[1] It utilizes a third generation image intensifier tube.[2] The AN/PVS-22 can recognize a standing man at starlight past 500 meters.[3] The AN/PVS-22 has no shift in boresight alignment in relation to the day sight point of impact.[4] A similar device is made by Knight's Armament Company.[5]

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  1. ^ OmniTech Partners, Inc. - AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight (UNS)
  2. ^ OSTI Wins Special Orders for Clip-On Night Sights
  3. ^ OmniTech Partners, Inc. - AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight (UNS)
  4. ^ OmniTech Partners, Inc. - AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight (UNS)
  5. ^ KAC UNS, Universal Night Vision, Knight Vision, AN/PVS-22, AN/PVS-26

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