At SHOT Show 2022, AGM Global Vision released its all-new AGM 14 Fusion Night Vision Tactical Monocular. These are available and shipping now! This wasn’t just a product announcement. This device allows users to choose different thermal modes to fuse onto the display of a Gen 2+ or Gen 3 image intensifier tube.
Just a couple of years ago this tech seemed far off, but fast forward to today and multiple companies are currently diving into the fusion world.
While not first to the party, AGM is, however, offering the first fusion device that will be sold directly to civilians. Given that there are pros and cons to both night vision and thermal, fusion units combine the best of both worlds. There have been thermal clip-on options for a while, but AGM turned the F14 into a fairly compact and streamlined unit.
The AGM F14 is being offered in 4 configurations:
- AGM F14-AP: MSRP $12,594 (Photonis FOM 1800-2300 Green Phosphor)
- AGM F14-APW: MSRP $13,015 (Photonis FOM 1800-2300 White Phosphor)
- AGM F14-3AP: MSRP $14,694 (Elbit or L3 tubes FOM 2000+Green Phosphor)
- AGM F14-3APW: MSRP $15,219 (Elbit or L3 tubes FOM 2000+ White Phosphor)
Each of these units is identical except for the image intensifier used.
Featuring a 640×512 resolution powered by 12μm VOx Uncooled Focal Plane Arrays, the F14 is impressive. When using two 18650 batteries in the included external holder, AGM states the unit will last for 8 hours with continuous fusion or up to 60 hours in night vision mode only. The housing is stated as being waterproof (IP67 rated), and includes an aviation plug for external power and video output.
The F14 also includes an azimuth and pitch/inclination indication overlayed into the display. Users will be happy to find multiple thermal fusion options as well.
AGM gives the option to toggle between night vision only, thermal only, or thermal outline, thermal pulse, black-hot, white-hot, and orange-hot. With a weight of 380 grams, users will get a lot of capability for the weight.
At SHOT, I got to test it out for a few minutes and I will say the thermal image can slightly lag behind the NV when turning your head quickly, but I wasn’t able to troubleshoot this at all to see if there was a fix. Not sure if this is going to persist, but wanted to mention it.
While pricey, this unit still severely undercuts all other true fusion units out there. As this tech increases in prevalence, more companies are getting into the game which is driving competition up and prices down. For those who would like to see a short video, click HERE to view a clip I posted to my Instagram page.
To learn more about the F14 visit AGMGlobalVision.com.
Great to see technology progress after purchasing my Gen 2+ clip-on 9 years ago, but these prices are becoming ridiculously high….gubbmint only sales for now😒