Night Vision Aether Optics Specter Panos

[zinny]

Finally publicly unveiled Aether Optics Panos!

TNVC Introduces the Aether Optics Specter Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (PNVG) at SHOT 2025 | Soldier Systems Daily

Las Vegas, Nevada— TNVC is proud to announce among the new releases debuting at the 2025 NSSF SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Aether Optics Specter Pano ...

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[AustinP69]

Anyone have more info like price/timing or have used these before and have feedback?

 

[SkyScrapin]

Big vouch for the Aether Optics team. Top shelf people and product.

 

[Dogtown]

I guess my Argus Panos will be forced to do a gender swap....or wait, immigrate?

 

[zinny]

These are not going to be cheap, they were built from the ground up to compete in the highend pano market.

Side by side vs GPNVGs, the Aethers have a wider FOV, yet at the same time has better image integration between channels, as well as eye relief and eye box. Its almost like one has cutting edge optical design, while the other was done more than a decade ago.

 

[Dogtown]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

 

[rlsmith1]

How’s the weight compare?

 

[Dogtown]

785g apparently, so a little more than GPNVGs - closer to APNVG I think.

 

[AustinP69]

TNVC said on an arfcom post that pricing will start at $34,999, depending on tube specs

 

[Dogtown]

Sounds about right

 

[Dogtown]

So wow, the build quality of these things is impressive....just need to wait for darkness....damned daylight savings!

 

[rlsmith1]

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So wow, the build quality of these things is impressive....just need to wait for darkness....damned daylight savings!

Nerd in me wants to know if you are happy with tube specs? Congrats!

 

[Dogtown]

It's the tubes from my Argus quads - 24UAHs. Got some spots, but 37SNR and soooo nice on moonless nights.

 

[CuddlyCat]

It's the tubes from my Argus quads - 24UAHs. Got some spots, but 37SNR and soooo nice on moonless nights.

I'm guessing you got these straight from Aether, do you know if they're going to sell standalone housings? TNVC seems to be complete units only.

 

[Dogtown]

Don’t think there will be standalone housings any time soon - complete units through TNVC for now is my guess. A housing swap for me and some other folks was the perk of being an early adopter I guess.

 

[SierraLima]

Congrats Brother.

 

[CuddlyCat]

Don’t think there will be standalone housings any time soon - complete units through TNVC for now is my guess. A housing swap for me and some other folks was the perk of being an early adopter I guess.

Damn that's a bummer, unless TNVC is somehow exempt from L3's new tube limitations that means they're already starting out of the gate with lower specs available.

 

[zinny]

TNVC's one of the larger dealers. They definitely have L3 tubes now, probably will have them till closer to end of this year.

L3 vs elbits in performance are on the marginal return spectrum.

When/if actually L3 stops standalone sales. "Pic your poison" L3 tubes bottleneckd by an older optical (decade plus), Aether panos gated by thin filmed tubes, but better fov and optical performance.