National Stock Number
5855-01-228-0942
National Stock Number (NSN) 5855-01-228-0942, or NIIN 012280942, (image intensifier tube,night vis) was assigned March 14, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, there are no suppliers listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 1997, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 67376. [A PRECISION ELECTRO-OPTICAL COMPONENT THAT AMPLIFIES WEAK OPTICAL IMAGES BY CONVERTING THEM INTO STREAMS OF CORRESPONDING ELECTRONS WHOSE NUMBERS ARE, IN TURN, MULTIPLIED MANY TIMES AND THEN ARE CONVERTED BACK INTO MUCH STRONGER VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGES. IT IS A SEALED UNIT USED IN A VARIETY OF NIGHT VISION DEVICES TO PROVIDE OBSERVER WITH A GREATLY ENHANCED VISUAL ABILITY DESPITE VERY LOW AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS. EXCLUDES:DETECTOR, LIGHT INTENSITY.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5855012280942 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Sep 01, 2024.