Thales Bi-NYX binocular goggle [© Thales]
Thales makes first shipment of 300 night vision goggles of an order for 2,000 sets for French Army under Bi-NYX contract.
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Press Release, Paris, 17 October 2024: French forces have received the first 300 Thales night vision goggles ordered by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) in 2020 as part of the Bi-NYX contract.
The 300 goggles delivered to the DGA are the first batch of an order for 2,000 sets placed in December 2023. The remaining 1,700 will ship by the end of this year.
The Bi-NYX binocular goggle is optimised for vehicle driving and will complement the 12,960 O-NYX binocular night vision goggles already in service with French Army regiments for dismounted soldiers.
The delivery confirms Thales’s ability to provide the high-volume production capacity needed to meet the requirements of the French forces.
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