The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Teledyne FLIR: 4 models, 18 deployments across 10 regions. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
Teledyne FLIR is a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) providing thermal imaging, infrared cameras, and unmanned systems for defense, industrial, and autonomous applications. Awarded 2.5M U.S. Marine Corps contract for Rogue 1 lethal loitering munition systems. Revenue was .9B in 2020.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 18 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Teledyne Technologies
Key facts
Focus
Stage
Parent
Revenue
Key products
USMC contract
Data & sources
Press releases
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (4)
View all models →Current platform
Black Hornet
Teledyne FLIR's Black Hornet is a pocket-sized nano-UAV reconnaissance system for personal soldier ISR, carrying three cameras (forward, down, and 45-degree down); selected by the US Army (CP-ISR / Soldier Borne Sensor) and used by militaries worldwide.
Current platform
Centaur
Teledyne FLIR's Centaur is a medium-sized rugged tactical UGV (about 160 lb) for EOD, reconnaissance, and hazardous-mission support, with an EO/IR camera suite and a manipulator arm reaching over six feet; the US Armed Services ordered roughly 500 additional units in a ~$62.1M contract.
Current platform
PackBot 525
Teledyne FLIR's PackBot 525 is a man-portable, multi-mission tracked UGV deployable in under two minutes, able to climb stairs and navigate narrow passages; used for EOD, ISR, CBRN/HazMat detection, route clearance, and remote inspection. Supplied to forces including the German Army.
Current platform
FLIR Thermal UAS
Thermal imaging payloads for unmanned aerial systems used in search and rescue, firefighting, and disaster response. FLIR Boson, Vue, and Hadron thermal camera series.
Partnerships
Every company Teledyne FLIR has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Textron Systems1× joint2 total
- 2U.S. Army1× joint
Most recent
- Teledyne FLIR x U.S. Army2022-01-01with U.S. Armyoperating
Teledyne FLIR on the deployment map
View the global map18 verified deployments across 10 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Teledyne FLIR's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalFLIR Thermal UAS at Wilsonville →verified Jun 2024
- operationalCentaur at United States (US Navy) →United States · verified Jun 2023
- operationalCentaur at United States →Arkansas · verified Jul 2022
- operationalPackBot 525 at Germany →Western Europe · verified Jun 2022
- operationalCentaur at Cyprus →Western Europe · verified Jan 2022
- operationalCentaur at Gibraltar →verified Jan 2022
- operationalCentaur at United Kingdom →Western Europe · verified Jan 2022
- operationalCentaur at United States →United States · verified Apr 2020
- operationalCentaur at Afghanistan →Middle East · verified Jan 2020
- operationalCentaur at US Marine Corps →Massachusetts · verified Jan 2020
- operationalCentaur at USA →Maine · verified Jan 2020
- operationalCentaur at United States Air Force →United States · verified Jan 2020
View the full Teledyne FLIR deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- JihFen Lei SVP & President Defense and Aerospace Group
- George Bobb President and Chief Executive Officer, Teledyne Technologiessecondary-verified
- JihFen Lei Senior Vice President of Teledyne Technologies; President of Teledyne FLIR Defensesecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- J. Kenneth Stringer IIIsoleno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- J. Kenneth Stringer III Founder of FLIR Systemssecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Teledyne FLIR.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Teledyne FLIR18 deployments
Recent coverage
Teledyne FLIR in third-party press
Peers
117 peers across 2 segments. Every Teledyne FLIR competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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Supplies to (5)
Sensors
- Teal Black Widowby Red Cat HoldingsFLIR Hadron 640R+ dual thermal-visible camera module (Boson+ 640 radiometric thermal 640x512 at 32 deg HFOV + 64MP visible at 67 deg HFOV; includes FLIR Prism AI embedded software for object detection and target tracking) -- selected by Red Cat Holdings for production of Black Widow under U.S. Army Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record; bilateral November 2024supplies
- BRINC LEMUR 2by BRINCFLIR Lepton 3.5 LWIR thermal micro-camera module (160x120px, 7 Hz) -- one of seven sensors in BRINC's array; listed as "Thermal by FLIR" collaborator April 2023; provides thermal signature detection for law enforcement and emergency response missionssupplies
- Parrot ANAFI USAby ParrotFLIR Boson thermal camera module (320x256px, -40°C to +150°C range, ≤60 mK thermal sensitivity) -- third sensor on the ANAFI USA gimbal alongside two 21MP optical cameras; provides infrared imaging for public safety and enterprise inspection missionssupplies
- Skydio X10Dby SkydioTeledyne FLIR Boson+ 640x512 thermal sensor (radiometric thermal imaging; same FLIR thermal payload as X10 civilian model, retained in X10D defense variant)supplies
- Skydio X10by SkydioTeledyne FLIR Boson+ 640x512 thermal sensor (radiometric thermal imaging, 40 FPS; integrated as dedicated thermal payload on Skydio X10)supplies
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Teledyne FLIR has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Teledyne FLIR x U.S. Army2022-01-01with U.S. Armyoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Textron Systems1× joint2 total
- 2U.S. Army1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- Teledyne FLIR x U.S. ArmywithU.S. Armydeployment2022-01-01operating
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Teledyne Technologiesfull acquisition2021-01-04
Timeline
Every recorded move in Teledyne FLIR’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Percepto
2026-08-23Supply: Boson thermal camera module to Percepto
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Skydio
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal for Skydio to Skydio
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Autonomous Solutions Inc
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal for ASI to Autonomous Solutions Inc
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Skydio
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal for Skydio to Skydio
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Tesla
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal for Tesla to Tesla
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Waymo
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal cameras to Waymo
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Cruise
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal cameras to Cruise
PartnershipTeledyne FLIR x U.S. Army
2022-01-01The U.S. Armed Services ordered approximately 500 additional Teledyne FLIR Centaur unmanned ground vehicles under a contract valued at about $62.1 million, deploying the medium EOD/reconnaissance UGV across US military units.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Teledyne FLIR introducing SIRAS professional thermal drone
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
FLIR Thermal UAS at Wilsonville
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 8, 2023
Centaur at United States (US Navy)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2022
Centaur at United States
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Teledyne FLIR.Peer companies
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In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Teledyne FLIR from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Teledyne FLIR launches multispectral maritime camera for autonomous, USV
Teledyne FLIR Marine, a division of Teledyne Technologies, has introduced the M364C-USV, a multispectral camera platform, which it says can help autonomous and uncrewed surface…
Tiny infrared sensors give drones sharper vision in darkness without adding bulk
Teledyne FLIR OEM will help the U.S. Army develop smaller, cheaper, and more capable thermal...
U.S. Army Thermal Imaging Program Targets Next-Generation Drone Sensors
Teledyne FLIR OEM joins DUTCH initiative focused on performance, SWaP-C, and high-volume domestic production Teledyne FLIR OEM has been selected to support a U.S. Army initiative…
Teledyne FLIR OEM Selected for U.S. Army DUTCH Thermal Imaging Program
Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced it was selected to support the U.S. Army’s Delivering Unmatched Thermal Capability Hastened (DUTCH)…
Teledyne FLIR to Showcase Si2a-PD Partial Discharge Monitor at Electric & Power Indonesia 2026
Teledyne FLIR will bring the new FLIR Si2a-PD to Electric & Power Indonesia 2026 — a fixed-mount acoustic imaging camera built to watch energized electrical assets around the…
Teledyne FLIR to Demonstrate Thermal and Acoustic Inspection Tools at OGA 2026
Teledyne FLIR will demonstrate its thermal and acoustic imaging portfolio at Oil & Gas Asia (OGA) 2026, September 2–4 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Reliability and…
ACUA Ocean, Teledyne FLIR Defense Complete UAS, USV Demos
ACUA Ocean and Teledyne FLIR Defense have successfully completed two days of demonstrations to the UK MOD and offshore industry partners, having been awarded funding by UK Defence…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches Black Recon™ Autonomous Micro-Drone - aol.com
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Autonomous Micro-Drone | Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc. | Jun 2026 - Photonics Spectra
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Teledyne FLIR announces Black Recon micro drone for continuous reconnaissance, targeting - defenceconnect.com.au
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Teledyne FLIR Defense launches Black Recon autonomous micro-drone system for vehicle-based reconnaissance missions - Defence Industry Europe
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Teledyne FLIR Launches Black Recon Autonomous Drone - DroneXL.co
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b5922a97-9d0e-4a95-8825-41042f0169a7
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
Teledyne FLIR Defense, a leader in surveillance imaging technologies, showcased its Black Recon Advanced UAV Vehicle Reconnaissance System at Eurosatory 2026, p
The drone and sensor company debuts a new terrestrial drone controlled by the same system that drives the Black Hornet mini aerial drone.
Teledyne FLIR presented its latest Black Hornet 4 nano unmanned aerial system at Eurosatory 2026, showcasing a compact reconnaissance drone designed to provide
Teledyne FLIR OEM Expands Prism AI Platform with Ground ISR Software for Military Target Classification #defensenews #teledyne #militarytech #ai #isrsoftware #
Reality vs attention
Teledyne FLIR draws attention at the 82nd percentile but verifies reality at the 93rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -11.4, 80th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 18 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 15 operational sites across 16 countries. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 29, 2026