TELEDYNE FLIR SELECTED AS THERMAL CAMERA PROVIDER FOR THE RED CAT DRONE BLACK WIDOW U.S. ARMY SRR PROGRAM AWARD
Integration of Prism Embedded Software and Hadron 640R+ Payload to Provide Cutting-Edge Thermal Sensing and Air-to-Ground AI Capabilities
GOLETA, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024— Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced it has been selected by Red Cat Holdings, Inc., to provide thermal imaging and Artificial Intelligence (AI) embedded software for its Black Widow™ small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS). Red Cat was selected as the winner of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record after an evaluation process completed by the Army Project Management Office for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Army Maneuver Battle Lab, Army Test and Evaluation Command, and Army Operational Test Center.The U.S. Army’s current acquisition objective is for 5,880 systems, with each system consisting of two aircraft.
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