Thales Lucie

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Lucie
Lucie image
Manufacturer(s)
Type Bi-ocular
Tube Format MX-10130
FoV 51° / 51°
Mount Proprietary
Objective(s) Proprietary
Eyepiece(s) Proprietary
Weight 435 g


The Thales Angénieux LUCIE is a night vision device developed and designed by Thales in France in 1996. It is categorized as a LPNVG (Low Profile Night Vision Goggle) Bi-Ocular system and has been used since then by British, French and German armed forces.

Technical Data

The LUCIE are usually equipped with Gen2+ Photonis XD4 or XR5 MX-10130 format image tubes, in rare cases a Gen3 is installed OEM. The eyepieces are by design in a fixed IPD setting due folded optical internals offering a wide but short eye-box for universal fit. Dioptric adjustment goes from -5 to +3 with a eye-relief around 17mm. The system is powered by a single AA battery 1,5V or 3,6V offering 60/100hrs operation time at 20°C. The goggles feature a morse signaling IR LED press button illuminator and can be switched continuously by the main power button. The housing features a auto-shutoff sensor turning the goggles automatically off after 30 seconds if the environmental lights are brighter than 10lux.

Internals of Thales Lucie

Dimensions:

  • 126mm long
  • 68mm wide
  • 75mm tall

Accessories

Mounting

The LUCIE features a proprietary head-mounting system / accessories and is interchangeable for VAS shrouds or Helmets without shrouds with the Helmet-claw.

All mounting systems (Skullcrusher/Helmet-Mounts) offer a magnetic on/off feature when flipped up, the device turns automatically off by the magnetic mechanism.

See Also