Why is it so much better? (Thermal Weapons Sights display used to be Kopin and now it's eMagin)

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Guy: can I buy one and send it to my bud in China?

FBI: where are you now?

Guy: click

A few months later, I shipped out to Iraq and only used night-vision optics. Meanwhile, my thermals sat in my wall locker collecting dust.

Today, almost 12 years later, the quality of resolution in thermal optics — such as the Trijicon REAP-IR mini thermal riflescope — has improved drastically. In fact, the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) protects the clarity of the image resolution.

Although it is not uncommon for most weapon systems or optics to receive a blanket ITAR restriction, the argument could be made that the REAP-IR justifies protected status because of it.

http://www.tactical-life.com/gear/optics/trijicon-reap-ir-thermal-technology/#reapir-rndz-lead