Teledyne FLIR (Defense detection)
Billerica, MA, United StatesIndustry
Teledyne FLIR's defence detection business makes CBRNE threat detectors, including GC-MS chemical identifiers, explosive trace detectors, radionuclide identification devices and biological detection kit, plus unmanned ground robots used for bomb disposal and CBRN/hazmat work. It also builds integrated sensor suites for CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and the other platforms.
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Teledyne FLIR Defense is part of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY), which completed its acquisition of FLIR Systems on 14 May 2021 for about 8.2 billion dollars including net debt; FLIR became Teledyne FLIR, LLC within Teledyne's digital imaging segment. The defence business is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts and provides CBRN detection tools, including the identiFINDER R700 backpack radiation detector.
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Its Kobra 725 ground robot supports remote CBRN detection and heavy ordnance disposal, and it was selected for the US Army's Common Robotic System Heavy programme; another release describes contracts worth up to 47 million dollars for ground robots to the US government. A founding year for this business unit is not meaningful, since it descends from several acquired companies.
Ownership
Part of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY); Teledyne completed the FLIR acquisition on 14 May 2021 for about 8.2 billion dollars including net debt
Parent: Teledyne Technologies (acquired FLIR 2021) (checked)
Sources (5)
- https://www.teledyne.com/en-us/news/Pages/Teledyne-Completes-Acquisition-of-FLIR.aspx
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/354908/000119312521161540/d127190d8k.htm
- https://defense.flir.com/about/news/teledyne-flir-introduces-new-identifinder-r700--backpack-radiation-detector/
- https://defense.flir.com/detection/overview/
- https://defense.flir.com/about/news/teledyne-flir-defense-captures-contracts-worth-up-to-%2447m-to-provide-wide-range-of-ground-robots-to-us-government/
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- Mass spectrometry, trace detection and drone products: not confirmed in the pages read.
- Date of the up-to 47 million dollar contracts: not read.
- Biological detection products: not confirmed.
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What does Teledyne FLIR (Defense detection) do?
Teledyne FLIR's defence detection business makes CBRNE threat detectors, including GC-MS chemical identifiers, explosive trace detectors, radionuclide identification devices and biological detection kit, plus unmanned ground robots used for bomb disposal and CBRN/hazmat work. It also builds integrated sensor suites for CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and the other platforms.
Where is Teledyne FLIR (Defense detection) based?
HQ (as found): Billerica, MA. HQ country: US.
Who owns Teledyne FLIR (Defense detection)?
Part of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY); Teledyne completed the FLIR acquisition on 14 May 2021 for about 8.2 billion dollars including net debt. Parent: Teledyne Technologies (acquired FLIR 2021) (checked)
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