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About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Teledyne FLIR Defense is the defence business of Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies, and one of the largest suppliers of tactical unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to Western militaries. Its ground-robot line descends from the PackBot family: the man-transportable PackBot 525 gives explosive-ordnance-disposal (EOD) and CBRNE teams a standoff manipulator platform; the Centaur, selected by the U.S. Army in 2017 as its Man Transportable Robot System Increment II, has become the most widely produced tactical UGV in U.S. service, with more than 1,800 ordered across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps (company-stated); the Kobra 725 adds a heavy-payload vehicle of over 500 lb for the heaviest EOD work; and the modular SUGV 325 covers the small-robot class.

The business joined FLIR through the 2019 acquisition of Endeavor Robotics and passed to Teledyne with its 2021 acquisition of FLIR Systems; Centaur production runs at Elkridge, Maryland, with the ground-systems team in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. For defence and public-safety partners, it is a programme-of-record supplier of fielded bomb-disposal and reconnaissance robots, sold with training, spares and support packages.

Products & services

• PackBot 525 — man-transportable multi-mission UGV for EOD, CBRNE reconnaissance and route clearance
• Centaur (MTRS Inc II) — medium UGV for detection and disposal of IEDs, landmines and unexploded ordnance; U.S. programme of record
• Kobra 725 — heavy-payload UGV (over 500 lb) for heavy-duty EOD and manipulation work
• SUGV 325 — small modular portable robot for inspection and reconnaissance
• Training, spares, payload kits and lifecycle support for fielded UGV fleets

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