First video game concept to become real-world hardware

First video game concept to become real-world hardware
Who
Northrop Grumman
What
first first
Where
United States ()
When

Did Ubisoft’s iconic hero influence the $multi-million development of US military gadgetry? The story goes that Tom Clancy initially rejected the idea of Sam Fisher’s trifocal goggles on account of the technology being unlikely to ever see light of day. However, since it was such a cool concept, the best-selling author gave Ubisoft the green light. Wind forward the clock a couple years, and in 2004 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems launched its so-called Fused Multispectral Weapon Sight (FMWS), boasting thermal- and night-vision. Hmmm…