The ALPHA Mount, which stands for Adaptable Lightweight Powered Helmet Arm, is a dovetail style helmet NVG mount made by Nocturn Industries released in 2025. The ALPHA mount's primary benefits are twofold: ultra light weight without sacrificing build quality, and significant night vision rigidity achieved by use of a ball-detent style stowing mechanism.
ALPHA mounts are available in black and FDE and are made in the United States.
Nocturn Industries' product description:
The “ALPHA” Mount is the pinnacle of night vision helmet
mounts. Coming in at 80 grams, it is the lightest and lowest
stowing night vision mount available to date for the
common “dovetail” shoe interface. This mount is patent
pending with a novel design that incorporates a ball detent
force to overcome mechanism while also locking at the
stowed and deployed positions. This is purposeful and is
designed to defeat unwanted wobble in the mount
commonly seen in other night vision mounts while also
decreasing the chance of accidental deployment.
Completely designed, machined, and assembled in the
USA, and built to last with high strength 7075-T6 Aluminum,
and 17-4 PH Stainless steel. This mount has an optional
factory variant that supports a powered shoe for Nocturn
Industries devices that are equipped with this option.