While both thermal and night vision lenses are necessary for seeing in the dark, they have different functions and ways of working. Night vision optics are perfect for low light levels because they ...

If you’re hunting for the best night vision scope, the first decision isn’t brand - it’s technology: digital night vision (needs ambient light and/or an IR illuminator) versus thermal (detects heat ...

Night optics are getting more capable and more affordable every year. You can get your first or upgrade to a bigger sensor with better resolution and save money with ...

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The article "Night Vision or Thermal: What’s Better for Your SWAT Operation?" examines the question at hand and steps through the darkness to offer up some insight ...

Jamey Caldwell has spent thousands of hours working with night vision devices—in war and for hunting feral pigs. He spent 21 years in the US Army, with the first seven serving in the 75th Ranger ...

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The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners approved the use of night-vision and infrared-thermal scopes and other optics, both handheld and mounted to firearms, in hunting furbearers at a brief ...

A new thermal imaging system being developed for the US Army Laboratory by physicist Dr Kristan Gurton and electronics engineer Sean Hu uses polarized infrared light to reveal details like facial ...

With an explosion in recent years of invasive animals such as wild hogs, coyotes, armadillos, and more, hunting at night with thermal binoculars or a thermal scope has never been more popular—and ...

The Army recently ordered $97 million worth of the service's latest Enhanced Night Vision Goggles and carbine-mounted thermal weapon sights in an effort to improve soldier marksmanship at night. The ...

Night vision scopes aren’t just for the military. With an explosion of invasive animals such as wild hogs, coyotes, and armadillos, hunting at night has never been more popular—and sometimes necessary ...