14 ARMYCAPABILITY
SEEING IN THE DARK
NIGHT VISION CAPABILITY Western militaries no longer own the night. This was inevitable. Technology that provides access to the thermal imagery and near infrared spectrums has become more accessible to medical industries, security services and recreational enthusiasts such as hunters. Therefore, it should be no surprise that this technology, which was historically only available to the military, is now readily available to poachers, criminals and militants such as ISIS, Boko Haram and the Taliban.
