Night Vision / EO-IR
Photonis ECHO/16mm-class binocular vs BNVD-1431
Allied NVG programs that cannot or will not buy US tubes turn to Photonis ECHO or Chinese-supplied alternatives. This pairing compares the two non-US supply lines that shape most of the world's night-vision procurement.
Specification comparison
| Specification | Photonis ECHO/16mm-class binocular | BNVD-1431 |
|---|---|---|
| Tube class | Photonis ECHO / 4G 16 mm IIT | Gen 3 IIT |
| FOM | ~1600-2000 class (public listings) | ~1800+ (public listings) |
| FOV | 40 ° class | 40 ° |
| Weight | ~500 g class | ~600 g class |
| Power | 1x AA/CR123 class | 1x AA, ~40 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.