L3Harris is a leading U.S. manufacturer of Gen III night vision tubes that have equipped the U.S. military and our allies with superior MIL-SPEC and weapon shock-grade image intensifiers and electro-optical night vision equipment for more than 50 years.
Manufactured at our Electron Tube Operations facility in Tempe, Arizona. This location has the most modern manufacturing processes, best trained workforce, and highly automated factory enabled by multi-million dollar capital investments. L3Harris continues to heavily invest to improve image tube performance and capabilities for aviation, mobility and ground forces world-wide. We produce all of our image-intensified tubes, both white and green, at our ETO facility. Our mission is to ‘help our customers see what can’t be seen’ and our tube technology is a major part of achieving that mission.
Yes, we retrofit legacy systems (e.g., GE Frame 5, Siemens V94.2) with modern digital controllers, typically completing hardware integration within 4-8 weeks. Software migration requires additional validation time.
We recommend annual performance testing under ISO 3977-2 standards. Critical applications (e.g., offshore platforms) may require semi-annual tests with emissions compliance checks.
All rad-hard devices (e.g., FPGA, ADC) are QML Class V certified under MIL-PRF-38535 and tested to MIL-STD-883 Method 1019 for SEU tolerance. Full qualification reports are available upon request.
Our ASICs and power management ICs operate across -55°C to +175°C ambient temperatures, with derating curves provided in military temperature range (MTR) datasheets.
Our PMA parts (e.g., actuators, sensors) hold FAA/EASA Form 1 certification and match OEM form/fit/function. Installation requires SB/MB documentation per FAA AC 23.1529.
All NAS/MS fasteners include full DNA traceability: melt source (AMS 2301), heat/lot numbers, and AS9100-compliant MTRs with ultrasonic test reports.
AOG orders ship within 4 hours for stocked items (FAA-PMA, EASA Part 21G). Non-stock critical parts trigger priority manufacturing with 72-hour max turnaround.
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