A modern state of development of night-vision devices and thermal-imaging devices is briefly given, ways and concepts of further development of these types of engineering are shown, the most important developments of new types of night-vision engineering carried out on the basis of new achievements in development and making of electron-optical image intensifiers (II) and photodetective assemblies (PDA) are listed. A comparative analysis of equipping Russian and forein armies by night-vision devices and thermal-imaging devices is given.