{"id":30590,"date":"2024-01-25T15:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/25\/this-new-eyewear-design-could-give-users-a-tactical-advantage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:15:44","slug":"this-new-eyewear-design-could-give-users-a-tactical-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/01\/25\/this-new-eyewear-design-could-give-users-a-tactical-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"This new eyewear design could give users a tactical advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAS VEGAS \u2014 A brand new design from a company that already provides eyewear to the U.S. military gives users ballistic and laser eye protection and potential tactical advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisionmilitary.com\/slingshot-eyewear\" target=\"_blank\">SlingShot Ballistic Sunglasses<\/a> by Revision are the latest eyewear designed specifically for military and law enforcement personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revision is one of only four eyewear companies with products on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peosoldier.army.mil\/Equipment\/Approved-Eyewear-QPL\/\" target=\"_blank\">Authorized Protective Eyewear List<\/a>. The other three are Oakley, Wiley X and Eye Safety Systems, or ESS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list is controlled by the Army\u2019s Program Executive Office-Soldier but covers ballistic eye protection for all the services. The company is preparing to submit the Revision SlingShot to PEO Soldier for a potential addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2015\/05\/28\/army-releases-new-longer-list-of-approved-eye-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\">authorized list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/video\/2019\/12\/04\/new-advanced-transition-lenses-added-to-armys-list-of-eyewear\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-80aae7eb-62cd-4331-84f3-15af7d312133.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New advanced transition lenses added to Army&#8217;s list of eyewear<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army has added new transition lenses to the Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Stiles, Revision\u2019s business developer and a retired Navy E2-C Hawkeye pilot, told Military Times that the company looked at one of its current designs, the Stinger Hawk, and sought ways to improve it for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-Jordan-Rosen-Photography-_W3A7866.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Revision SlingShot Ballistic Sunglasses meet military specifications for eye protection and shooting. (Revision)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most obvious change is a \u201cbrowless\u201d frame that removes the top part of the frame from the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move helps with three areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, Stiles said, it makes changing out lenses much quicker. Most military eyewear comes with at least two options, a tinted and clear lens, for daytime and low-light or nighttime use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, the brow bar on sunglasses can trap heat, fogging the lens. Without the bar, heat can dissipate quicker, clearing any residual fog or moisture for a better view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the third area that helps may be the most tactically advantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn stressful situations or using gun optics you lower your head,\u201d Stiles said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What that means is if they\u2019re using eyewear, they\u2019re often looking through the top of the lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo where do you want your frame?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With no brow bar, there\u2019s less obstructing the user\u2019s view, Stiles said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A newer feature to the Revision eyewear line offers another potential tactical advantage due to the use of their registered trademark technology I-VIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company used artificial intelligence paired with photographs of a wide range of terrain and colors to match lens and color technology with the natural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5344\" height=\"4008\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg 5344w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Revision-SLINGSHOT_I-Vis_2-LENS_KIT.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5344px) 100vw, 5344px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Revision SlingShot Ballistic Sunglasses meet military specifications for eye protection and shooting. (Revision)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, ballistic eyewear makers used clear, tinted, yellow or amber lenses. Over time, Stiles said, users found the single-dye, monochrome lenses reduced the amount of color hues a user could see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That has a way of \u201cflattening\u201d the colors in a jungle or desert scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, Stiles said, with better lens technology the circle of color hues a user can see widens, adding more detail to their vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can expand that and that gives you access to more hues,\u201d Stiles said. \u201cBeing able to see more hues promotes a high contrast that gives you an increased depth of field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For military use that means target acquisition and noticing subtle changes in the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One final change in the SlingShot is an optional \u201cthin arm\u201d that users can swap out on the eyewear when wearing communications headsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the currently fielded sunglasses do fit with existing communications gear, the slimmer arm, about half the width of the existing options, could streamline the fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>*CORRECTION: This article has been updated to reflect that Revision is preparing to submit the SlingShot sunglasses to the Army\u2019s Program Executive Office-Soldier authorized protective eyewear list.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SlingShot removes the brow bar and offers multiple arm options for a better fit with communications 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