NightRise NVG for Land Operations

Thales has a comprehensive range of Night Vision Goggles (NVG) for disembarked combatants and vehicle drivers

Dismounted combat
Defence
Land

On the battlefield or in the air, Night Vision Goggles (NVG) are a strategic piece of equipment for night missions. Thales' NightRise NVG portfolio offers the best balance between ergonomics, performance and robustness to all fighters.

Mastering night and land operations

Over 35 years experience in night vision

120,000 NVGs

sold in 55 countries
60,000 NVGs

within the French army & main supplier for 25 years
3,000 BONIE HP NVG

within the Special Forces

New NightRise PANORAMIC NVG

At SOFINS 2025, Thales presented its ultra wide field of view NightRise PANORAMIC NVG binoculars with a four I² (image intensification) tubes architecture. Thales’ NightRise PANORAMIC NVG have been specially designed for Special Forces and specialised missions such as counter-terrorism and hostage rescue operations. With its field of view being as wide as human vision, NightRise PANORAMIC NVG offer a quick threat perception without the user needing to move their head.

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Panoramic NVG, the lightweight and compact quad-tube with ultra-wide field of view

NightRise Night Vision Goggles (NVG) are a strategic piece of equipment for both conventional and specialised missions. Most NightRise night vision goggles quickly become uncomfortable and cause eye and neck strains, adding to the considerable amount of stress on a night mission in a hostile environment. With years of users operational feedback, Thales is able to harness the latest technological advances in optical design and light intensification.

Combining enlarged field of view and high resolution with optimum ergonomics, NELLIE sets the new standard of ultra-lightweight I² binoculars. NELLIE provides the Land Forces with an unrivalled operational advantage during long night missions.

Derived from HELLIE binoculars for helicopter pilots, BONIE HP NVG offer stereoscopic enhanced night vision (f / 0.95) for the most demanding land missions. To protect the most exposed combatants of our Forces, BONIE HP NVG offer the higfhest requirements in terms of robustness, ergnomics and operational capabilities.

To replace the French Army's legacy fleet of LUCIE goggles, Thales released MINIE in 2019. MINIE offers the perfect combination of performance, comfort, weight and ease of use. 13,000 MINIEs are used within the French Land Forces.

MINIE-D/IR improves a soldier's survivability thanks to both IR and I² vision that ensure better threat detection, all whilst ensuring total discretion (no visible light) and maximum comfort thanks to its minimal weight (490g).

Thanks to its architecture, LUCIE gurantees comfort and performance during even the longest night missions. 70,000 LUCIEs have been in use worldwide since 1996.