Night Vision / EO-IR
AN/PVS-31A vs DTNVS
The articulating-binocular market is effectively a US-EU duopoly of the PVS-31 pattern and Act in Black's DTNVS. NATO SOF units field both, making this the most contested head-to-head in premium NVGs.
Specification comparison
| Specification | AN/PVS-31A | DTNVS |
|---|---|---|
| Tube class | Gen 3 IIT | Gen 3 / Photonis ECHO class |
| FOV | 40 ° | 40 ° |
| FOM | ~2000+ class (white phosphor listings) | Not publicly disclosed |
| Weight | ~450 g class | ~450-500 g class |
| Power | 1x AA or remote battery pack | 1x CR123A, ~25 h class |
Values are reproduced exactly as recorded in the DroneZone systems database. Where a figure is absent from the public record, it is marked “Not publicly disclosed” rather than estimated.
How to read this
On the attributes both systems publish as directly comparable numbers, the recorded figures break down as follows.
- Both list 40 ° fov.
Figures as stated by manufacturers and public documentation; class-level estimates are marked as such in the entries themselves.