Teledyne Flir Defense, Inc.

Teledyne Flir Defense, Inc., doing business as Flir Surveillance Inc., manufactures and services thermal imaging, forward-looking infrared (FLIR), and advanced electro-optical sensor systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies as a prime contractor (89% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company operates as a subsidiary of Teledyne Flir, LLC and competes exclusively on full-and-open, non-set-aside basis across all award types.

Teledyne Flir Defense supplies concrete capabilities in three core domains: FLIR unit procurement and refurbishment (turreted FLIR units, thermal fusion units, forward-looking infrared turrets), electro-optic sensor systems and components (central electronics units, universal hand control units, maritime electro-optics systems), and test teardown, evaluation, and depot-level repair services for thermal imaging platforms. Representative prime awards include a $32.96 million delivery order from the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) in January 2023 for test teardown, evaluation, and repair of STAR Tach FLIR HD 380 units; a $31.99 million definitive contract from the Communications-Electronics Command in September 2025 for Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle reconnaissance kits and integration services under Foreign Military Sales for Bulgaria; a $6.87 million delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command in May 2025 for a turret FLIR unit; a $2.44 million delivery order from PEO IEW&S in August 2024 for FLIR system repair and refurbishment; and ongoing $1.5 million annual-range delivery orders for UH-1N helicopter FLIR depot repair from the Air Force Sustainment Center.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. The top five customers account for 56% of awards by count: Naval Sea Systems Command leads with 77 awards ($87.4 million combined potential value), followed by Naval Supply Systems Command (44 awards, $43.6 million), Naval Air Systems Command (26 awards, $46.3 million), Army PEO Aviation (24 awards, $127.6 million), and Army PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (21 awards, $266.6 million). By dollar value, PEO IEW&S anchors the portfolio at $266.6 million across 21 awards, with Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command adding $202.2 million across seven large awards, indicating substantial concentration in Army programs despite Navy's numerical lead. The company serves 42 distinct customer agencies, including the Coast Guard, National Interagency Fire Center, Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Marine Corps.

Teledyne Flir Defense holds five named parent contract vehicles. The Multiple Award Schedule generates the largest task-order volume at $242.9 million across 43 orders, enabling delivery to civilian agencies including the Forest Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two Navy indefinite delivery contracts — N0016416DJQ96 and N0016421DJQ75 — together account for 91 task orders totaling $14.4 million, supporting recurring test, evaluation, and repair work for maritime electro-optics systems. A $93.1 million Army IDC (W909MY19D0016) across 18 task orders funds FLIR repair and refurbishment. The Naval Sea Systems Command single-award IDC, valued at $43.9 million through September 2026, underwrites maritime electro-optics procurement, spares, and evaluation services. An Air Force Sustainment Center IDC capped at $1.5 million through August 2026 funds UH-1N helicopter FLIR depot repair on a continuing basis.

Award activity accelerated sharply from 2022 (29 awards) through 2024 (53 awards), then moderated to 38 awards in 2025, suggesting either platform-driven surge-then-sustain patterns or competitor gains. Within the next twenty-four months, 20 awards with combined potential value of $56.9 million face ultimate completion, representing meaningful recompete exposure — particularly in Naval Supply Systems Command delivery orders for universal hand controls, central electronics, and turret units, and in Army PEO IEW&S FLIR refurbishment task orders.

In its subcontractor role, Teledyne Flir Defense supplies FLIR cameras, thermal imaging payloads, sensor repair, and systems integration to primes including Sierra Nevada Company (Big Safari programs), Atlantic Diving Supply (CCFLIR II georeference systems and SEAFLIR 240EP stabilized payloads), The Boeing Company (UH-1N helicopter replacement), Science Applications International Corporation (ISR system cameras and TACFLIR HD380 repair), and L3 Technologies (submarine photonics mast laser rangefinder). This sub footprint signals embedded sensor content across air-vehicle and ISR modernization efforts, where Teledyne Flir Defense brings specialized thermal imaging and electro-optic module expertise.

The company's federal profile, grounded in 342 awards totaling $2.77 billion in potential value since 2015, reflects dominance in Navy maritime electro-optics sustainment (81 cumulative awards across NAVSEA and NAVSUP) paired with growing Army emphasis on FLIR refurbishment and sensor integration for ground platforms. All awards compete full-and-open, underscoring Teledyne Flir Defense's established technical and cost competitiveness in a highly specialized sensor-systems and maintenance market where switching costs and integration complexity favor incumbent suppliers. The company maintains no small-business set-aside position.