ra red ▁( F LI R ) ▁imag ery , ▁pil ots ▁can ▁see ▁light ing ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁un view able ▁in ▁low - light ▁conditions . ▁This ▁includes ▁las ers , ▁markers , ▁be a cons , ▁and ▁trac er ▁r ounds , ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁accur ately ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁thermal ▁image ▁over ▁the ▁full ▁sensor ▁field ▁of ▁view . ▁The ▁V N s ight ▁upgrade ▁ens ures ▁sa fer ▁flying ▁conditions ▁and ▁en hanced ▁mission ▁cap ability ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁urban ▁environments ) ▁by ▁impro ving ▁situation ▁aw aren ess ▁in ▁low - light - level ▁conditions ▁and ▁situations ▁where ▁existing ▁light ▁sources ▁cannot ▁be ▁im aged ▁by ▁the ▁F LI R . ▁It ▁also ▁allows ▁the ▁air cre w ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁own ▁las er ▁spot ▁while ▁design ating ▁targets ▁for ▁las er ▁gu ided ▁m un ition ▁engag ements , ▁providing ▁an ▁extra ▁level ▁of ▁certain ty ▁that ▁the ▁correct ▁target ▁and ▁aim - point ▁are ▁designated . ▁En hanced ▁air - to - ground ▁communication ▁reduces ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁blue ▁on ▁blue ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁Or ders ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁orders ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Army , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁six ▁und is closed ▁international ▁customers ▁have ▁ordered ▁Ar row head ▁up gr ades . ▁ ▁US ▁Army ▁A ▁$ 2 6 0 ▁million ▁agreement ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 5 5 ▁Lot ▁ 1 ▁Ar row head ▁systems ▁was ▁reached ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁First ▁deliver ies