Night Vision / EO-IR
Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 Pro vs Trijicon IR-HUNTER Mk3 35 mm
The commercial and military-grade ends of the 640 thermal riflescope market meet in the field — both appear in Ukrainian units. The comparison shows what the price gap between commercial flagship and milspec actually buys.
Specification comparison
| Specification | Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 Pro | Trijicon IR-HUNTER Mk3 35 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 640x480 px | 640x480 px |
| Pixel pitch | 17 µm | 12 µm |
| NETD | <25 mK class | Not publicly disclosed |
| Base magnification | 2x | Not publicly disclosed |
| Detection range | ~1800 m class | Not publicly disclosed |
| Weight | ~0.9 kg class | ~0.8 kg class |
| Battery | Internal + APS-class pack, ~10 h class | CR123 class, multi-hour |
| Refresh | Not publicly disclosed | 60 Hz |
| Objective | Not publicly disclosed | 35 mm class |
| Digital zoom | Not publicly disclosed | up to 8x class |
Values are reproduced exactly as recorded in the DroneZone systems database. Where a figure is absent from the public record, it is marked “Not publicly disclosed” rather than estimated.
How to read this
On the attributes both systems publish as directly comparable numbers, the recorded figures break down as follows.
- Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 Pro lists 17 µm pixel pitch against Trijicon IR-HUNTER Mk3 35 mm's 12 µm.
Figures as stated by manufacturers and public documentation; class-level estimates are marked as such in the entries themselves.