- Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies ( NYSE: TDY ) secures a $13.3M contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to further expand the capabilities of its R80D SkyRaider unmanned aerial system to autonomously perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (or CBRN) reconnaissance missions.
- Teledyne FLIR Defense will integrate flight control software that enables the SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial System to autonomously fly CBRN missions currently performed by soldiers hand-carrying detection sensors into hazardous areas.
- This effort builds on three years of investment by several joint program offices to develop new and improved UAS capabilities for CBRN missions.
- “This project also complements our existing portfolio of CBRN sensing drone payloads – the MUVE™ C360, MUVE B330, and MUVE R430 – all of which allow users to remotely detect and identify a broad spectrum of potentially lethal threats.” said Dr. David Cullin, vice president of technology and product management at Teledyne FLIR Defense.
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Teledyne FLIR Defense bags $13M Pentagon contract for remote CBRN detection