en.Wedoany.com Reported - Teledyne FLIR OEM recently launched the ITAR-free Boson SX8 thermal camera module, the industry's first NDAA-compliant, mass-producible uncooled longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera module. This module combines 8-micron pixel pitch with SXGA (1280 × 1024) resolution, reducing pixel area by 55% compared to standard 12-micron LWIR formats, while achieving four times the resolution of current high-volume uncooled VGA (640 × 512) thermal camera modules, all within the same package size.
The Boson SX8 series is designed for size, weight, and power (SWaP)-constrained defense and industrial applications, including unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), counter-UAS, perimeter security, handheld devices, seekers, visual enhancement, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems. This series delivers performance previously achievable only in heavier, larger, and higher-power cooled midwave infrared (MWIR) thermal imaging systems.
Paul Clayton, President of Teledyne FLIR OEM, stated that by combining the 8-micron pixel architecture with full-rate production SXGA thermal resolution, the product enhances situational awareness and effective range while maintaining SWaP levels and supply chain confidence. In addition to multiple fixed lens options, the Boson SX8-CZ 15-75 model features a factory-integrated 5x continuous zoom (CZ) lens, allowing the camera module and 15-75 mm continuous zoom lens to be designed and calibrated as a single system, enabling optimized functions such as zoom-sync focus and thermal gradient compensation.
The Boson SX8 series is manufactured in high volume by Teledyne FLIR OEM in the United States, designed for mass deployment, providing OEMs with a low-risk path from development to full-rate production. Teledyne FLIR OEM plans to showcase this product series at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris.
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