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Teledyne FLIR (Unmanned Systems)
Scoped to the unmanned systems / physical-AI program only (SkyRanger, Black Hornet, ground robots, Prism AI, drone payloads). Excludes parent-wide Teledyne and FLIR imaging/instrumentation businesses. Waterloo, ON is the Aeryon-heritage UAS engineering and manufacturing site; Black Hornet is prod...
SkyRanger R70 performs advanced edge-of-network processing enabling onboard object detection and classification, with semi-autonomous flight in GPS- and communications-denied environments; airframe is carbon fiber/magnesium rated IP-54/MIL-810G. Black Hornet 4 is a 70 g nano-UAV with obstacle avoidance, 30+ minute endurance and 3+ km range carrying thermal and low-light EO cameras. The program also licenses its Prism AI object detection/tracking and autonomy software to third-party platform makers (e.g., Dragoon's Project Artemis prototypes). Heritage: Aeryon Labs (Waterloo, founded 2007, acquired by FLIR 2019), Prox Dynamics (Black Hornet, acquired 2016), Endeavor Robotics ground robots (acquired 2019); FLIR was acquired by Teledyne in 2021.
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Black Hornet 4
- 70 g nano-UAV with more than 30 minutes endurance and 3+ km range, carrying a high-resolution thermal imager and low-light EO camera, with obstacle avoidance; total soldier-carried system weight 1.3 kg
Vendor-stated specifications for the pocket-sized personal reconnaissance system
Claim source - Wind tolerance up to 25 knots plus gusts, ground speeds up to 10 m/s, MIL-STD-810H compliant, operates in rain and GPS-denied/contested environments
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SkyRanger R70
- Carries payloads up to 3.5 kg via Payload Development Kit, with edge-of-network AI object detection and classification and semi-autonomous flight in GPS-/comms-denied environments
Vendor-stated payload capacity and onboard autonomy capability for the VTOL ISR quadcopter
Claim source - Operates in sustained winds up to 65 kph (gusts to 90 kph) at altitudes up to 15,000 ft MSL; carbon fiber and magnesium airframe rated IP-54/MIL-810G
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