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Teledyne Flir wins $13 million contract
Acre completes acquisition of Premisys
Elkridge, Md (USA)
Las Vegas, Nv (USA)
Teledyne Flir Defense
will integrate flight
control software that enables the Skyraider
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to autono-
mously fly CBRN missions currently performed
by soldiers hand-carrying detection sensors into
hazardous areas. Blending the new technology
with Skyraider's existing capabilities will allow
soldiers to complete these missions without
directly controlling the drone and without
exposing themselves to toxic substances.
Unmanned platforms
Teledyne Flir also will design and build proto-
type chemical and radiological sensor payloads
for the R80D Skyraider, as well as integrate
existing detectors in the U.S. Army's inventory.
This effort builds on three years of investment
by several joint programme offices to develop
new and improved UAS capabilities for CBRN
missions.
"For many good reasons, militaries are shift-
ing their CBRN defence strategy from manned
to unmanned platforms," said Dr. David Cullin,
vice president of technology and product man-
agement at Teledyne Flir Defense.
"Employing unmanned air and ground assets
to assess risks from weapons of mass destruc-
tion is an increasingly sought-after capability.
We'll continue our customers' important work
to enhance situational awareness for mounted
and dismounted operations, enabling greater
maneuverability on future CBRN-contested
battlefields.
"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," Cullin added.
The prime integrator
Both the autonomous Skyraider and the new
sensor payloads will be designed to operate with
the command and control user interface for the
U.S. Army's Nuclear, Biological and Chemi-
cal Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Stryker
platform, for which Teledyne Flir Defense is the
prime systems integrator.
Initial deliveries in the autumn
For the base contract, Teledyne Flir will deliver
four Skyraiders and six of each sensor payload,
with options to support training, documenta-
tion, plus the delivery of additional UAS and
payloads. The award was made through the
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense;
Joint Product Manager for Reconnaissance
and Platform Integration (JPdM RPI); and the
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
Sensor Integration on Robotics Platforms Pro-
gram Office (CSIRP).
Initial deliveries are scheduled for the
autumn of 2023.
Acre
has completed its acquisition of the
Premisys software and hardware portfolio and
assets from Identicard. The company continues
its strategy to drive consolidation and acquire
technologies that broaden its portfolio and serve
the expanding needs of its customer base.
Premisys' technologies enable organisations
to self-manage door access, view integrated
video and lockdown facilities. The acquisition
also extends opportunities for Acre in health-
care, education, data centres, and senior living
facilities.
"Since its inception, Acre's overarching
goal has been to consolidate access control and
customers under one umbrella," said Darren
Learmonth, CTO, Acre
The financial details of the transaction were
not disclosed.
Teledyne Flir Defense has been
awarded a $13.3 million con-
tract by the U.S. Department of
Defense to further expand the
capabilities of its R80D Sky-
raider unmanned aerial system
to autonomously perform chemi-
cal, biological, radiological and
nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance
missions.
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Teledyne Flir Defense Skyraider Image courtesy of
Teledyne Flir.