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Configuration
| Specification | AN/PVS-4 | IAI Harpy |
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| Type | Passive[source] | Anti-radar loitering munition[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| Category | Night Vision Device[source] | — |
| In service | 1978–present[source] | — |
| Used by | United States[source] | — |
| Wars | Persian Gulf War |
Wingspan
Single source2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)[source]
1 × UEL AR731 Wankel rotary engine
Single source1 × UEL AR731 Wankel rotary engine, 28 kW (38 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Optic Electronic Corporation of Dallas[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Optic Electronic Corporation of Dallas[source] | IAI[source] |
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| Produced | 1977–2002[source] | — |
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| No. built | > 150,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | AN/TVS-5, NVS-700, NVS-800[source] | — |
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| Dimensions (L×H×W) | 320mm (l) x 120mm (h) x 100mm (w)[source] | — |
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| Resolution (lp/mm) | 32 lp/mm[source] | — |
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| Mode of Operation | Passive[source] | — |
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| II tube | MX9644[source] | — |
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| Field of vision ( ° ) | 14.5 degrees[source] | — |
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| Range of detection | 600m (Starlight)[source] | — |
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| Range of recognition | 400m (Starlight)[source] | — |
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| System zoom | 3.6x[source] | — |
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| Generation | — |
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| Can use these tubes | ITT FX9860, ITT F4845 (civilian Gen3+1) ITT F4844 Gen3+1 ITT F4849 Gen3 FO+twist ITT F9860 Gen3 FO+twist Northrop Grumman MX-9644 MX9644/UV Gen2 MX9644/UV Gen3+1 Northrop-Grumman Gen3 MX-11619 Northrop-Grumman Gen3 MX-11620 Newcon Optik NC107663I Alpha Optics AC-22525R Noga Light Type 6014 DEP-Photonis XX-2050 DEP-Photonis XX-2052Q HiOptic 1XZ25/25W HiOptic XX-1470 Ei-SOVA XX-2500 Harder Digital HD1400 Harder Digital HD1450[source] | — |
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| Role | passive Night vision device[source]Exact source-described subject/configuration, not equipment carried by it | — |
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| National origin | — | Israel/South Africa[source] |
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| First flight | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variant | — | IAI Harop[source] |
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