Envision Technology MARS-Mc – Mid-Range (Commercial) – Laser Range Finder (LRF)

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TNVC is extremely proud and extremely pleased to announce that we have partnered with Envision Technology, LLC of Manchester, New Hampshire as a stocking distributor of the MARS Miniature Advanced Rangefinder System-Family!

While Envision Technology, founded in 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire is not a household name to most consumers and even many end-users, the team behind Envision includes some of the most brilliant minds and most experienced and well-respected designers, engineers, and staff in the entire Night Vision / Visual Augmentation Systems and some of them have touched the lives of every professional night vision user since the days when the AN/PAQ-4 reigned supreme.

In their own, more modest words, Envision was “founded on the principles of listening to the user’s needs, developing innovative products with an understanding of those needs, and focusing on a streamlined development and manufacturing philosophy… and recognize that our success depends on the mission success of our customers.” While the folks at Envision don’t much like the limelight, their products and services and capabilities are some of the most sought after of those “in the know” in the VAS and end-user industry, manufacturing some of the most advanced products and used by some of the most elite organizations in existence, and at the cutting edge night vision technology.

MINIATURE ADVANCED RANGEFINDER SYSTEM – MID-RANGE COMMERCIAL (MARS-Mc)

Like the MARS-L, the Envision MARS-Mc is a miniature, weapon-mounted, laser rangefinder, based on the architecture of the MARS Miniature Advanced Rangefinder System currently in use by US Special Operations Forces and utilizes a 905nm LRF with a slightly reduced, but still impressive effective range of >700m on reflective man-size targets as well as >1,000m on 30% NATO targets, hence the “Mid-Range” nomenclature as opposed to the 1550nm LRF used on the MARS/MARSc and MARS-L/Lc optimized for extreme long range However, by utilizing the 905nm mid-range LRF, Envision has been able to drastically reduce the price of the MARS-M in comparison to the MARS and MARS-L. 

Similar to the full-featured MARS and MARS Light, the MARS Mid-Range is a fully ruggedized, duty-ready device, and is not only built to the same exacting quality standards as the MARS and MARS-L but utilizing many of the same hardware components.

With a similar form-factor and footprint to the USSOCOM LA-5/PEQ carbine aiming laser and weighing under 7 ounces, the MARS-M’s extremely compact size makes it extremely versatile, allowing the end-user to mount the device in their desired location with minimal impact to the host weapon system or user interface, and the rear-mounted LED display screen can not only be adjusted for brightness, but the displayed text can be rotated to allow easy reading in top or side-mounted applications, and can be set for Imperial, Metric, or mixed units.

The MARS-M’s control interfaces and ergonomics integrate and combine some of the most popular design interfaces from different devices, and is almost shockingly intuitive to use, with an easy-to-locate and easy-to-manipulate mode selector dial, as well as three deceptively large and distinct feeling rubberized “FIRE” and adjustment / selection buttons that effectively allow the end-user to control any of the MARS family’s many functions and capabilities without requiring a sharp learning curve to get used to complex switchology and button press sequences.

Again, like the MARS and MARS-L, the MARS-M and Mc have the same integrated Applied Ballistics solver, Bluetooth interface capability to external devices and displays, haptic feedback, and three-button remote that connects with an AN/PAS-29B ECOTI-style 7-Pin locking connector interface that replicates the onboard functionality without forcing the user to reach up to the device, allowing them to maintain both optimal device and hand positioning without compromising functionality.

Even the polymer emitter port-cover is an exercise in simplicity, ingenuity, and end-user focused design and flips to the side of the device, and capable of mechanically latching in both the open and shut position without putting excessive or unnecessary tension on a delicate rubber retaining strap, reducing both the chances of breakage, or unwanted movement / obstruction of the laser emitters due to shifting or movement of the emitter cover.

The single, laterally mounted CR123 battery compartment sits immediately behind the emitter port-cover [when in the open position], and again, is a triumph of human-factors and integrated systems design, being cleanly recessed into the overall device footprint without the need for extra snag-points and protuberances that cause the device to have a larger footprint than it may initially appear to have, yet it is easy to use and easily accessible, and positioned in such a way where it is unlikely to interfere with other weapon or device controls and/or require unnatural contortions (or foul language) to remove or replace the battery.

The MARS Mid-Range is available in both a Class 3B variant (MARS-M), available to DoD, Federal, State, and Local government and law enforcement agencies, as well as a Class 3R “Commercial” (MARS-Mc) variant with no restrictions to domestic consumers, with the ONLY difference being the output power of the visible red 640nm boresighting laser (MARS-M: 38mW / MARS-Mc: 3.0 mW). Both the MARS-M and MARS-Mc include a nearly-identical feature set and menu structure to those familiar with the MARS/c or MARS-L/c.

***Please note, the 905nm LRF used on the MARS-M and MARS-Mc will be visible though most Generation 3 and Generation 2 image intensification devices, as well as other systems able to detect emissions in the NIR spectrum***

FEATURES & BENEFITS:

User Benefits:

• Extremely compact and lightweight design minimizes impact on the host weapon system
• Haptic Feedback during rangefinding
• Integrated Applied Ballistics solver to compute target holds for increased lethality
• Integrated Bluetooth interfaces to external devices such as the Kestrel Weather Meter and/or external displays
• Ability to quickly adjust visible pointer intensity for easier boresighting
• Intuitive user interface
• Imperial, Metric, or Mixed units
• Adjustable display and LED brightness for day or night operation
• MIL-STD-1913 rail interface to mount to a wide variety of weapon platforms
• Ability to rotate display text for multiple mounting positions
• Operates on a single CR123 battery

Features:

• LRF ~905nm
• >700m on 30% reflective man-size target
• >1,000m on 30% reflective NATO target
• Weight < 7 oz WITH CR123 Battery
• Dimensions <3.9″ x 2.6″ x 1.5″
• Red Visible Pointer ~640nm, >3.5mW
• User Interfaces Three‐button user interface, rotary switch Wireless Interface
• 2 Way Bluetooth communication
• Ballistic Computer Applied Ballistics, Integrated Modes Multiple
• Mounting Interface MIL‐STD‐1913 Rail Grabber
• Power Single CR123 Battery

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