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Enter the DELTA™ Customer Appreciation Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Vue® TZ20-R! At the PowerGen show today, Teledyne FLIR announced a new contest – and one customer will win a FLIR Vue TZ20-R, a radiometric thermal zoom camera payload. Continue reading below, or listen: FLIR’s TZ20-R is a …

Randall Warnas  EVP Enterprise UAS, expanding its reach in the drone industry. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Leading enterprise drone distributor Enterprise UAS announced that former Autel Robotics CEO Randall Warnas will be joining their senior management team as Executive Vice President. The parent company of three of …

Mapping with Thermal Drones: Teledyne FLIR Talks Best Practices Teledyne FLIR are the world leaders in thermal imaging.  Mapping with thermal drones equipped with longwave infrared (LWIR) cameras – whether for solar farm or roof inspections, or for search and rescue or security missions, is getting more critical as drone flight beyond …

FLIR’s Vue® TZ20 Hi-Res Dual Thermal Zoom has all the features to make it the ultimate thermal payload for public safety and more. Situational awareness is a key benefit of public safety drone programs.  For law enforcement, an early understanding of a scene can improve the safety of all involved. …

Thermal imaging giant FLIR acquires drone manufacturer Altavian in a move to provide “comprehensive mission coverage within Group 1 Unmanned Systems for Defense Customers,” says a FLIR release today. “FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has acquired Altavian, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems …

Despite the fact that the mall crush probably won’t happen this year, there are great Black Friday drone deals  – like these from DJI and thermal imaging leader FLIR.  It’s not only the holiday season, it’s a great time to equip your commercial drone programs with discounted equipment. DJI has …

Gas leaks are something that most people don’t think about –  until there is a problem.  For example: the major gas present in “natural gas” fuel, methane, is odorless and colorless, making methane gas detection difficult without special equipment. Methane gas leaks, however, are extremely serious: the gas is not …

DJI Airworks 2020‘s opening keynote address this morning was titled “Innovation Through Change:” and FLIR’s Randall Warnas was there to present FLIR System’s latest: the Vue TZ20 Dual Thermal Camera Drone Payload, dual thermal for DJI Matrice Series drones. “Plug-and-Play Gimbal System for the DJI Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 …

FLIR’s new sensor module Hadron™ is lightweight, compact, and low power – a thermal and visible sensor module ideal for small drones.  Hadron is ideal for drone manufacturers, too, offering out of the box integration. “Designed to help reduce development costs and improve time-to-market, the lightweight, low power, and compact …

Nano drones, the advanced systems that pack a lot of functionality into a tiny form factor, are becoming a major military tool.  FLIR announced last month that they have won an additional $20.6 million contract for their Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). Very few manufacturers in the drone …