The Night Vision Spot: Knight's Armament Co. UNS-A3 09/16/21

  The UNS-A3

   The UNS-A3 is another Knight's Armament Co. night vision clip on. This model is a small, lightweight device, best suited for intermediate to long ranges as opposed to the very long range use that the PVS-30 is more designed for. The optimal magnification is 6x-8x magnification, while still being fully capable at 2.5x to 10x, with a human size silhouette being able to be seen at 700m under a quarter moon.
    Its refractive lens gathers a large amount of ambient light, disproportionate to its size. The system is carefully collimated at the factory to within 0.5 MOA. This means that any POA/POI shift will be mechanically less than ½ MOA. Depending on the individual rifle’s setup, there may be no deviation. The L3Harris tube is shock isolated to withstand big bore recoil including .50 BMG. It delivers a stunning amount of light amplification considering the unit’s small size. The power knob doubles as manual gain control, allowing operators to adjust the intensity of the image to the amount of ambient light. A large fin attached to the focus ring provides very easy adjustment in the dark while wearing gloves.
    Coming in at 1.5 pounds, it is around the average weight, and is similar to the L3Harris CNVD-LR/PVS-24. The price tag is $9,715.00 for the green filmed tube and $10,204.96 for the unfilmed white phosphor models. I am unsure of any actual military end users, but a number of LE agencies are sure to use it. 

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