By Company (FLIR)


September 2024

August 2024

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

April 2024

March 2024

Northrop Grumman Upgrades Litening Targeting PodPREMIUM

Major Performance Improvements

Teledyne FLIR Introducing T2SL OGI Camera ModulePREMIUM

Chinese T2SL OGI Market Exploding

February 2024

January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

September 2023

June 2023

April 2023

February 2023

IVAS UpdatePREMIUM

January 2023

December 2022

November 2022

October 2022

Navy Finally Selects a Replacement for F/A-18 ATFLIR Targeting PodsPREMIUM

First Test Flights of Northrop Grumman Litening Completed

IVAS UpdatePREMIUM

September 2022

July 2022

June 2022

May 2022

April 2022

March 2022

January 2022

IVAS UpdatePREMIUM

December 2021

November 2021

October 2021

September 2021

August 2021

July 2021

June 2021

April 2021

March 2021

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

February 2021

The Teledyne Acquisition of FLIR SystemsPREMIUM

What the Presentations Did Not Say

January 2021

IVAS Program Ready to Move into ProductionPREMIUM

Virtual Reality Headset with Fused Infrared and Digital Low-Light Sensors

December 2020

November 2020

October 2020

September 2020

August 2020

FLIR Systems Ramps Up Production of its T2SL/nBn CorePREMIUM

Introduces Additional Functionality and Integrated Zoom Lens

July 2020

June 2020

April 2020

March 2020

February 2020

FLIR Systems Focuses on Automotive Pedestrian Detection SystemsPREMIUM

Achieves Good Results with Fused Thermal/Radar Sensor on Test Track

FLIR Discontinuing Sales of Thermal Riflescopes to IndividualsPREMIUM

Concentrating on Sales to Law Enforcement and other Professionals

January 2020

December 2019

November 2019

October 2019

September 2019

August 2019

May 2019

April 2019

Small Pixel Uncooled Microbolometer Market Splits into Two Halves as Some Suppliers Concentrate on Larger Formats OnlyPREMIUM

In an effort to stay out of highly competitive commercial markets some microbolometer suppliers are staying out of the mid-format (320 x 240) small pixel (10-12 µm) market.

March 2019

February 2019

Thermal Imaging for Autonomous Vehicles at CESPREMIUM

The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show displayed a push by suppliers of thermal imaging systems to have their technology included in self-driving cars.

January 2019

IVAS Awards for Infrared Sensor DevelopmentPREMIUM

Awards for the sensor development portion of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program have been made by the Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD).

November 2018

3M Scott Breaks New Ground in the Pricing of Firefighting Thermal ImagersPREMIUM

3M Scott is putting pressure on the mainstream firefighting market by introducing a thermal imaging camera (TIC) with a 320 x 240 VOx uncooled microbolometer for $2K.

Seek Thermal Launching New Handheld Thermal Imager for Building and Electrical InspectionPREMIUM

Seek Thermal is launching two new palm-sized thermal imagers based on the company’s 12 micron VOx microbolometers: Seek Shot (206 x 156) and Seek ShotPro (320 x 240)

October 2018

FLIR Systems Completes Development of Ultra-compact InGaAs CorePREMIUM

FLIR Systems has developed the most compact, lightweight InGaAs core available

September 2018

August 2018

FLIR Systems Moves to T2SL Infrared Detector TechnologyPREMIUM

FLIR Systems, which has long concentrated on its mature InSb FPA technology has been internally developing Type 2 Superlattice (T2SL) FPAs for use in future products.

The company, which has been part of the VISTA consortium, is making use of the InAs/GaSb epitaxial structures that have been developed by JPL and NRL under the VISTA program and grown by IntelliEPI and IQE. It is expected that the company will soon introduce a camera core based on a HOT MWIR 640 x 512 FPA with 15 micron pixels.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

FLIR Systems had second quarter 2018 revenue of $452.7 million, up 4% over the second quarter of 2017. Organic revenue growth was 11%.

July 2018

June 2018

May 2018

FLIR Systems Launching New Infrared Security LinePREMIUM

FLIR Systems is launching a new line of infrared cameras for perimeter security that make maximum use of its highly integrated Lepton thermal cores. The Saros line is intended to provide minimum false alarms and the maximum in ease of installation for installers with no lens options to worry about.

Saros includes multiple FLIR Lepton® thermal sensors (160 x 120/12) with images stitched together, one or more 1080p or 4K cameras, IR and visible LED illuminators, advanced onboard analytics, two-way audio, and digital input/output.

April 2018

Autoliv Spins Off Electronics and Automotive Thermal Night VisionPREMIUM

Autoliv (Stockholm, Sweden) is spinning off its Electronics business to the new company Veoneer, Inc.

March 2018

February 2018

Seek Thermal Launching Low-cost Night Vision for the Automotive After-MarketPREMIUM

Seek Thermal (Goleta, California) is introducing an after-market night vision system for cars based on the company’s 320 x 240/12 VOx microbolometer.

January 2018

December 2017

November 2017

September 2017

August 2017

July 2017

June 2017

Standardizing SWIR MeasurementsPREMIUM

A Proposed New Radiometric Unit

May 2017

April 2017

March 2017

February 2017

January 2017

December 2016

November 2016

October 2016

September 2016

August 2016

July 2016

June 2016

May 2016

Company BriefsPREMIUM

FLIR Systems first quarter 2016 revenue was up by 10% but net income was $0.01 per diluted share compared to $0.34 last year.

April 2016

March 2016

February 2016

FLIR Systems Breaks New Ground with Uncooled CoresPREMIUM

FLIR Systems is launching its Boson™ cores - 12 µm pitch, wafer-level-packaged (WLP) VOx microbolometer arrays with 320 x 256 and 640 x 512 formats - that provide new levels of performance in tiny packages.

January 2016

Seek Thermal Rolling Out Mid-Format Uncooled CorePREMIUM

Seek Thermal (Goleta, California) is ready to go into production with a new uncooled core based on Wafer-Level-Packaged (WLP) 320 x 240 VOx microbolometers with 12 micron pixels, a significant upgrade over the company’s existing 206 x 156/12 microbolometers.

Gas Imaging Patent Decision Goes to AppealPREMIUM

The U.S. Patent Office has ruled in favor of FLIR Systems in a patent infringement suit in which Leak Surveys (Early, Texas) claimed that FLIR’s gas finder (GasFindIR) cameras infringed on their patents.

However, Leak Surveys is now appealing that decision in Federal Appeals Court.

 

December 2015

November 2015

More Consolidation in Fire Fighting Thermal ImagersPREMIUM

Avon Rubber plc (UK) has acquired the “Argus” thermal imaging fire fighting business of E2V Technologies (Chelmsford, Essex, UK) for £3.5 million in cash ($5.4 million).

The company’s Avon Protection unit, which also makes SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), has had a small presence in the fire thermal imaging market with its nvision XTP, a thermal imager based on a 320 x 240 amorphous silicon microbolometer made by L-3 Infrared Products.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2015

Uncooled Infrared Detectors in ChinaPREMIUM

The presence of uncooled infrared technology in China started more than 13 years ago when Ulis began to supply uncooled amorphous silicon (a-Si) microbolometers to companies such as SATIR, Guide Infrared and Dali.

Since then, FLIR Systems has also supplied VOx uncooled modules, but with strict export restrictions on array size and frame rate.

The success of uncooled detector technology developed in the west caused Chinese companies to undertake major development programs to initiate a domestic supply of both a-Si and VOx microbolometers.

The current status of these developments is summarized here.

August 2015

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2015

June 2015

May 2015

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March 2015

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February 2015

January 2015

December 2014

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

November 2014

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2014

September 2014

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

August 2014

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2014

Agilent Partners with Nippon AvionicsPREMIUM

Introduces Thermography Camera

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

June 2014

April 2014

Sweeping the FieldPREMIUM

FLIR One Smartphone Imager Discourages One Competitor

March 2014

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

February 2014

January 2014

FLIR Launches Double WhammyPREMIUM

Ultra Low-Cost Thermal Core and Smartphone Attachment

December 2013

November 2013

October 2013

FLIR and Fluke Launch New Thermography CamerasPREMIUM

Jockeying for Space at the Low-End

 

September 2013

August 2013

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2013

June 2013

May 2013

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

April 2013

March 2013

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February 2013

January 2013

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

December 2012

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November 2012

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October 2012

September 2012

August 2012

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

May 2012

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

April 2012

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

March 2012

The Latest in the Thermography WarsPREMIUM

FLIR vs. Fluke

February 2012

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

December 2011

November 2011

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2011

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

August 2011

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

June 2011

May 2011

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April 2011

March 2011

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

February 2011

January 2011

December 2010

New Advanced Targeting Pod Moves to Megapixel FPAsPREMIUM

Northrop Grumman is Back in the Game

November 2010

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2010

Automotive Night Vision Takes Another Leap ForwardPREMIUM

Autoliv Tests its New Thermal and Near-Infrared Fusion System

September 2010

FLIR Systems Acquiring ICx TechnologiesPREMIUM

Integrating a Diversified Portfolio of Technologies

August 2010

Jostling for Space at the Low EndPREMIUM

Infrared Cameras for Building Inspection

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2010

June 2010

May 2010

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

April 2010

March 2010

February 2010

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

January 2010

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

December 2009

“4th Generation” Targeting PodsPREMIUM

Northrop Grumman’s Litening G4 Jumps Ahead

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

November 2009

FLIR Systems Acquires OmniTech PartnersPREMIUM

Adds Image Intensified Systems and Fused IR/I2 Systems to its Portfolio of Products

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2009

September 2009

Pushing Uncooled Detector Technology to Its LimitsPREMIUM

Smaller Pixels and Larger Formats

August 2009

EADS Wins Large Saudi Border ContractPREMIUM

Selects FLIR Systems to Provide Infrared Systems – with potential for much more

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2009

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

June 2009

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

May 2009

U.S. Defense Budget to Undergo Big ChangesPREMIUM

Their Effect on Infrared

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

April 2009

IRISYS Moves its Pyroelectric FPA to a Larger FormatPREMIUM

Introduces New Low-End Thermography Camera

March 2009

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

February 2009

January 2009

December 2008

November 2008

Aircraft EVSPREMIUM

Market Separates into High and Low Ends

Axsys Expands OperationsPREMIUM

Increases Product Offerings

Sofradir Buys ElectrophysicsPREMIUM

The Strategy Behind the Move

Army Cancels ARHPREMIUM

Sensor Systems in Limbo

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2008

September 2008

Goodrich SUI SWIR Camera on Scan Eagle UAVPREMIUM

Candidates for STUAS Payload Line Up

August 2008

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2008

Former Indigo Execs Prevail Over FLIR Systems in LawsuitPREMIUM

FLIR Systems has lost a lawsuit against two former Indigo Systems executives whom it claimed were misappropriating trade secrets and against whom FLIR was seeking a permanent injunction to prevent them from starting a new venture to produce uncooled microbolometers.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

June 2008

FLIR Systems Pushes Prices Below $3KPREMIUM

Competition in low-end thermography cameras is heating up. FLIR Systems’ latest introduction, the i5 camera, pushes prices below $3K—a level unheard of just a few years ago.

Automotive Night Vision Aftermarket Price ReductionPREMIUM

Although infrared automotive night vision systems are usually supplied as a factory-installed option, an aftermarket is developing…

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

May 2008

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

March 2008

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

February 2008

FLIR/Cedip Acquisition ClosesPREMIUM

FLIR Systems has completed the acquisition of 69.3% of the shares (at 19 euros per share or a total of 42.3 million euros) of Cedip Infrared Systems after obtaining approval from the French Ministry of Finance and Economy. FLIR Systems Holdings SAS, the company’s French subsidiary will now proceed to acquire the remaining shares of Cedip for the same 19 euro price.

January 2008

New Gen EVS Ready for 2008PREMIUM

A new generation of Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for aircraft is close to being certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Kollsman’s EVS II, an enhanced version of its original EVS, makes use of SCD’s 320 x240 InSb FPA on a Blue Fairy read-out and provides 30% increase in sensitivity.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

December 2007

Autoliv Plans New Night Vision Product LaunchPREMIUM

Autoliv is preparing to introduce its new Night Vision 2 system to aid drivers of passenger cars when driving at night. The new system will offer significant new capabilities while simultaneously lowering the cost to automakers.

November 2007

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2007

FLIR Buying CedipPREMIUM

FLIR Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Cedip Infrared Systems in a deal that values the French company at 62.7 million euros (approximately $86.4 million).

Megapixel Airborne TargetingPREMIUM

Northrop Grumman is preparing its latest Litening AT targeting pod for flight tests in November. The new Litening AT (currently called 4th Gen Litening) makes use of a 1024 x 1024 InSb FPA (18 µm pixels) detector module (made by FLIR/Indigo), a 1024 x 1024 CCD visible sensor, a new dual-band laser designator and range finder, laser spot tracker and infrared laser marker.

September 2007

August 2007

Low-End EVS Market Starts to Take OffPREMIUM

Amateur-built aircraft in the U.S. are giving a lift to a new class of low-end Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for use by the pilots of these planes when flying at night or in reduced visibility. This growth is being driven by the fact that under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulations, no certification is required to use an EVS on amateur-built “experimental” aircraft.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2007

Qioptiq Thermal Weapon Sights Now Shipping to AustraliaPREMIUM

Qioptiq is now in the process of shipping 450 VIPIR-2 thermal weapon sights to the Australian Army. The sights will be used in Australia’s future soldier system, called the LAND125 Soldier Enhancement Programme.

New Border Sensors Fired UpPREMIUM

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s SBInet sensor network on the Mexican border went into operation along a 28 mile stretch southwest of Tucson. The first section of the “virtual fence” consists of nine 98 foot towers with visible and infrared cameras that send images to a command center and to specially equipped Border Patrol vehicles.

FLIR Systems Introduces New Marine Thermal ImagersPREMIUM

FLIR Commercial Vision Systems is introducing the latest in its line of thermal imaging systems for marine use. The company’s Navigator™ is now available in three configurations: fixed, 360º pan, or full pan/tilt.

June 2007

Lockheed Martin Introduces Pilotage SensorPREMIUM

Lockheed Martin is introducing a new pilotage sensor for cargo and utility aircraft. The sensor was recently demonstrated on a UH-1 helicopter at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

May 2007

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

March 2007

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

January 2007

BMW Gives OK to Next Gen Auto Night VisionPREMIUM

After a thorough evaluation of both passive thermal and active near infrared (NIR) automotive night vision systems, German luxury car maker BMW has decided to stay with thermal imaging (called “FIR” or “Far Infrared” in the automotive industry).

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

December 2006

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

November 2006

FLIR Systems Scaling UpPREMIUM

FLIR Systems has reached an agreement with AMI Semiconductor in which AMIS will be the foundry for the production of FLIR’s uncooled VOx microbolometers. The microbolometers will be produced in AMIS’ Class 1 facility on 8” wafers.

CMC Electronics Ships 100th EVSPREMIUM

CMC Electronics has shipped its 100th EVS (Enhanced Vision System) for aircraft. Most of these are the SureSight® I-Series.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

October 2006

Siemens to Acquire VistaScapePREMIUM

Siemens Building Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire VistaScape Security Systems as a wholly owned subsidiary.

September 2006

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

August 2006

FLIR Systems Robot Churning out InfraCAMsPREMIUM

FLIR Systems’ new robot is now up and running at the company’s Danderyd, Sweden facility. The robot is intended to automate the labor intensive and time-consuming testing and calibration of FLIR’s new line of low-cost InfraCAM cameras.

FLIR Wins Final Selection for ARHPREMIUM

FLIR Systems has been selected by Bell Helicopter Textron to supply the EO system for the Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH). FLIR will supply the BRITE Star II® airborne stabilized multi-sensor system (640 x 480 InSb) as the Target Acquisition Sensor Suite (TASS) for ARH.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

July 2006

June 2006

May 2006

FLIR Reorganizes Imaging BusinessPREMIUM

FLIR Systems has re-organized its Imaging business into two separate Divisions: a commercial imaging division and a government imaging division. The company also plans to invest $15 million to significantly increase the capacity of its uncooled VOx microbolometer production facility in Santa Barbara.

April 2006

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

March 2006

New Infrared Cameras Push the Boundaries at the Low EndPREMIUM

The introduction of infrared cameras at aggressive low price points are pushing infrared imaging into new markets and applications. Three manufacturers have recently introduced such cameras, two of them after extensive test marketing during 2005.

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

February 2006

CardioOptics Receives $26.5 Million InvestmentPREMIUM

A New Market for SWIR Cameras

Company BriefsPREMIUM

 

January 2006

ARL and BAE Systems Team on T2SL FPAsPREMIUM

Researchers from the Army Research Laboratory, ARL are teaming with BAE Systems under the Advanced Sensor Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) program to make mid-wave Type II Superlattice (T2SL) focal plane arrays. The semiconductor layers (InAs on a GaSb substrate) were grown by ARL and the FPA processing and hybridization to an Indigo ISC9809 read-out IC (ROIC) were carried out at BAE Systems.