NOT JUST NIGHT VISION…
Along time ago, on an Army base far away, I began my military career training to be a Cavalry Scout. This reconnaissance-oriented occupation was all about observing the battlefield undetected, whether we were in a vehicle or traveling on foot. Of all the tactics we were taught, none were as important as leveraging every asset at our disposal to our advantage, including the time of day. Scouts learn to operate under the cover of darkness to an extreme degree. After nearly a decade within the ranks, I had the opportunity to use and abuse multiple generations of night vision optics under some of the most austere conditions. A few of those optics appear in the movies, but some of them required non-disclosure agreements. I recently had the opportunity to evaluate commercially available digital night vision optics in the form of the Sionyx Aurora Pro.
Affordable Versatility
Sionyx uses digital night vision technology — as opposed to the analog tubes used by most of its competitors — to give you a view of the midnight realm in full-blown technicolor. After spending years staring at varying shades of green or gray, I was eager to get my hands on a system that could revolutionize how we interact with the dark.
