Teledyne FLIR Defense Received $11.2 Million U.S. Army Contract for Advanced CBRN Sensor Drone Kits

Specifications:

Name:

Teledyne FLIR Defense Received $11.2 Million U.S. Army Contract for Advanced CBRN Sensor Drone Kits

Location:

USA

Company:

Teledyne FLIR Defense

Estimated Cost:

$11.2 Million

Source:

https://defense.flir.com/

Introduction:

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that Teledyne FLIR Defense, a global leader in intelligent sensing and unmanned systems, has won an $11.2 million contract from the U.S. Army’s Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) to deliver more than 45 advanced CBRN unmanned aerial system (UAS) kits.

Features:

The kits were developed under the Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Sensor Integration on Robotic Platforms (CSIRP) program. CSIRP focuses on rapidly prototyping and fielding modular sensor solutions that enhance drones and unmanned ground vehicles through advanced sensing, AI, machine learning, autonomy, and communications technologies.

Each kit includes the R80D SkyRaider drone carrying a selection of chemical, biological and radiological detection payloads – including the Teledyne FLIR MUVE™ B330 biological sensor – and featuring autonomous operation.

The sensor kits are being built at Teledyne FLIR Defense facilities in Elkridge, Md. and West Lafayette, Ind., with additional engineering performed in Stillwater, Okla. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026.