Post by brillbilly on Jun 30, 2011 23:04:39 GMT 10
They sound like something Q branch would issue to James Bond ahead of a difficult assignment.
But this gadget was used to fight a very real target - the world's most wanted terrorist.
A website has reported that the team of U.S. Navy Seals used pairs of night vision contact lenses during their mission to kill Osama Bin Laden.
Seeing in the dark: Navy Seals wear conventional goggles during an operation. A website has said that those involved in the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden wore night vision contact lenses
The site reports that Seal Team 6 wore the 'cat vision' lenses during the attack on the Al Qaeda leader's compound on May 2nd.
More...Scientists create hypersensitive underwater microphone by copying the ears of killer whales
A well placed source added that the lenses give the wearer night vision for a limited period without wearing the normally heavy and bulky night vision goggles.
Taken out: The Seal team that killed Osama Bin Laden may have worn the lenses when they attacked his compound
If the rumours are true, it will end almost a decade of speculation but the U.S. military would never confirm their existence.
The rumour regarding the use of the lenses in battle adds to the array of technology the Seals used during their mission.
As well as support from Black Hawk helicopters and unmanned satellite drones, they used weapons specifically designed for the close combat they encountered.
They also wore helmet cameras that allowed images to be relayed live back to the White House, where President Obama watched it unfold in a situation room.
Examples of night vision devices have been around since World War I, but their usage became more widespread during the Vietnam War.
In the past decade though, the technology has quickly advanced.
Currently the U.S. military are working on the most advance pairs yet. They will use four tubes mounted on to a helmet to provide a 100 degree by 40 degree field of vision.
This will be around double what current users can see when wearing the goggles.
What they see: An American soldier uses his goggles to view others as they prepare to conduct an operation in Afghanistan
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2009545/U-S-Navy-Seal-team-killed-Bin-Laden-used-night-vision-contact-lenses.html#ixzz1QlQoTvmp
Thanks roswell ;D
But this gadget was used to fight a very real target - the world's most wanted terrorist.
A website has reported that the team of U.S. Navy Seals used pairs of night vision contact lenses during their mission to kill Osama Bin Laden.
Seeing in the dark: Navy Seals wear conventional goggles during an operation. A website has said that those involved in the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden wore night vision contact lenses
The site reports that Seal Team 6 wore the 'cat vision' lenses during the attack on the Al Qaeda leader's compound on May 2nd.
More...Scientists create hypersensitive underwater microphone by copying the ears of killer whales
A well placed source added that the lenses give the wearer night vision for a limited period without wearing the normally heavy and bulky night vision goggles.
Taken out: The Seal team that killed Osama Bin Laden may have worn the lenses when they attacked his compound
If the rumours are true, it will end almost a decade of speculation but the U.S. military would never confirm their existence.
The rumour regarding the use of the lenses in battle adds to the array of technology the Seals used during their mission.
As well as support from Black Hawk helicopters and unmanned satellite drones, they used weapons specifically designed for the close combat they encountered.
They also wore helmet cameras that allowed images to be relayed live back to the White House, where President Obama watched it unfold in a situation room.
Examples of night vision devices have been around since World War I, but their usage became more widespread during the Vietnam War.
In the past decade though, the technology has quickly advanced.
Currently the U.S. military are working on the most advance pairs yet. They will use four tubes mounted on to a helmet to provide a 100 degree by 40 degree field of vision.
This will be around double what current users can see when wearing the goggles.
What they see: An American soldier uses his goggles to view others as they prepare to conduct an operation in Afghanistan
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2009545/U-S-Navy-Seal-team-killed-Bin-Laden-used-night-vision-contact-lenses.html#ixzz1QlQoTvmp
Thanks roswell ;D