Teledyne FLIR OEM, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, released the ITAR-free Boson SX8, the first NDAA-compliant, volume production, uncooled longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera module to combine an 8-micron pixel pitch with SXGA (1280 × 1024) resolution. The state-of-the-art 8-micron pixel enables industry-best thermal performance and four times the resolution of today’s high-volume, uncooled VGA (640 × 512) thermal camera modules, all within a similarly sized compact package.

Designed for high-performance and optimized for size, weight and power constrained defense and industrial applications, the Boson SX8 family enables integrators and operators to see more, see farther and deploy high-performance thermal imaging at production scale.

Critical for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), counter-UAS, perimeter security, handheld devices, seekers, visual augmentation and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, the Boson SX8 family delivers performance previously available only in heavier, larger and more power-hungry cooled, midwave infrared (MWIR) thermal imaging systems.

In addition to multiple fixed-lens options, the new Boson SX8-CZ 15–75 features a factory-integrated 5x continuous-zoom (CZ) lens to further extend range performance. This option pairs the camera module with a 15–75 mm continuous-zoom lens, engineered and calibrated as a single system. The integration provides optimized optical performance with focus-through-zoom, thermal gradient compensation, factory alignment and a single-source warranty, reducing integration risk while accelerating time to market.

Designed for production deployment, the Boson SX8 family offers OEMs a low-risk path from development through full-rate manufacturing, including integration with Teledyne FLIR OEM’s Prism intelligent embedded software products.