Armyâs new night vision goggles compared to something âfrom aliensâ By Edmund DeMarche Credit: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center The U.S. Army’s Lancer Brigade took to Twitter last month to post a brief video of its new "enhanced night vision goggle-binoculars" that looks like something out of a sci-fi thriller. Troops with thin, illuminated borders can be seen taking positions and firing artillery that looks like beams of light streaking across the frame. "You have never seen night vision like this!" the tweet read. The tweet said the goggles are part of an effort to modernize the fighting force.