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Top 5 FLIR Moments in Film & Television
FLIR and our technology has been featured in more TV shows and movies than you may think! Just this summer, FLIR had cameos in Sicario: Day of the Soldado and Rampage.
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Cooled or Uncooled?
Advantages of uncooled cameras beg the question: When better to use cooled thermal imaging cameras for R&D applications? The answer is: it depends on the application.
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UltraMax™ – the Ultimate Resolution
With UltraMax, researchers can further improve the resolution of their native thermal images for even greater clarity and a higher level of temperature measurement accuracy.
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TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE MEDIA STATEMENT ON SECRETARY HEGSETH’S DRONE DOMINANCE DIRECTIVE
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2025 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has made the following statement in regard to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s ‘Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance’ memo of July 10. “Teledyne FLIR Defense readily supports U.S. Department of Defense efforts to bolster our drone readiness and ensure all our warfighters are equipped with the right drone systems, technology, and training to achieve success on the battlefield,” said Dr. JihFen Lei, president of Teledyne FLIR Defense. “The Black Hornet nano-drone, shown flying in Secretary Hegseth’s video, has been supporting America’s military for more than six years.
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BESS Compliance Standards: How to Avoid Thermal Runaway and Fire Risks with the Help of Thermal Imaging
As the demand for clean, renewable energy storage increases, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have become crucial to balancing the grid. However, this unfettered growth comes with its fair share of regulatory challenges. Navigating the complex web of safety codes, building standards, and environmental regulations is proving to be rocky terrain for companies looking to deploy these systems in populated areas. In this article, we will explore how to navigate this regulatory maze, helping organizations stay ahead of legal pressures and administrative imperatives. These are the regulations to bear in mind when using acute thermography to monitor and safeguard BESS units from catastrophic thermal runaway events.
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Use It, Don't Lose It: The Case for Recoverable and Reusable Loitering Munitions
Our latest whitepaper explores how emerging, cost-effective precision strike solutions that can be safely recovered and reused offer a strong alternative to more commonly deployed One-Way Attack or First Person View drones.
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Thermal Vision Ecology Makes First Thermal Kit Designed Specifically for Ecologists Tracking Wildlife
Thermal Vision Ecology, a thermal solution provider based in Bristol, is creating the first mobile thermography kits designed specifically for ecological surveys. The goal of these kits is to make recording wildlife easier, speed up post survey reporting times, and provide increased safety out in the field. We spoke with Andy Milner, Managing Director of Thermal Vision Ecology, on the challenges ecologists face and how their new kit is helping overcome them.
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Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $91 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones
Total Army investment in Black Hornet likely to top $250 million by 2030 BOSTON, October 22, 2024 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to provide its Black Hornet® 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the United States Army. The advanced nano-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are being acquired under the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) program, Phase II.
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Teledyne FLIR Defense to Deliver New Airborne Surveillance Systems to NL EASP AIR for Maritime Search & Rescue Operations
Newly introduced UltraFORCE 380X-HDc is ITAR-free and provides high-definition day/night imagery in a compact package; NL EASP AIR will use technology to support maritime patrol and SAR missions for European Union member states MILAN, November 21, 2024 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has announced that it will be delivering its UltraFORCE® 380X-HDc multi-spectral imaging systems to NL EASP AIR, the first sale of Teledyne FLIR’s newly launched surveillance gimbal specially designed for customers outside the United States.
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Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded $74 Million IDIQ Contract to Modernize U.S. Coast Guard Surveillance Systems
Company has provided Coast Guard imaging solutions used for search & rescue and other maritime missions for 20 years BOSTON, Mass., January 13, 2025 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced it has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $74.2 million to provide modernized imaging surveillance systems to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
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Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $15 Million Contract for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones
Agreement provides German military with world-renowned Black Hornet 4 UAS for situational awareness and related operations OSLO, February 26, 2025 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has received an order from the German Army to provide its Black Hornet® 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to German armed forces.
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Defense Sponsors 80th Anniversary of Philippines' Liberation in Manila
As partners with the American Battle Monuments Foundation, Teledyne FLIR Defense sponsored the official 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Liberation of the Philippines on February 22nd, held at the Manila American Cemetery.