Products and Markets : Markets : Night Vision Compatible (NVIS)

Kopp Glass is the leading manufacturer of Night Vision (NVIS) compatible monolithic glass filters for crew station, cabin, exterior aircraft and ground stations applications. Kopp has been providing comprehensive glass solutions to the aerospace industry for more than four decades. Kopp aviation glass and Night Vision (NVIS) filters can be found in applications worldwide. We also offer a range of products for NVIS friendly applications.

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We offer a broad range of Night Vision (NVIS) filters in compliance with U.S. Military specifications (MIL-L-85762A and MIL-STD-3009):

• Night Vision (NVIS) compatible and Night Vision (NVIS) friendly filters are offered in various thickness:


• Secure Blue-Green
• NVIS Green A
• NVIS Green A (Intruder)
• NVIS Green B
• NVIS Yellow B
• NVIS White
• Friendly
• Covert (IR Transmitting / Visible Absorbing)


• Custom Molded Shapes
• Incandescent and LED light source accomodation
• Standard 6-1/2" (useable to 6") square unfinished blanks
• Ground and polished filters to specifications
• Cylinders and domes
• Custom glass formulations meeting strict chromaticity and NVIS radiance requirements

We can modify Night Vision (NVIS) glass colors to accommodate various lamp sources and other factors.

Kopp offers comprehensive glass solutions from design and glass formulation through manufacture and finishing. Our technical team, consisting of glass scientists and optical engineers, is prepared to meet the most difficult challenges.

Kopp Glass is one of the only companies in the world capable of molding NVIS compatible, NVIS friendly, and convert glass into a wide range of shapes.