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MDM 2026: Teledyne FLIR Defense and Emesent team up "
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Future Warfare Magazine
29 April 2026
Published: https://www.fw-mag.com/shownews/1047/mdm-2026-teledyne-flir-defense-and-emesent-team-up
Teledyne FLIR Defense and Emesent are unveiling a new integrated uncrewed solution at the Modern Day Marine 2026 (MDM) expo in Washington, DC, for troops to safely inspect contested and sensitive locations, even in GPS-denied environments.
FW MAG spoke with Stefan Hrabar, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
at Emesent, and Chris Brown, Director of Strategic Initiatives for
Teledyne FLIR Defense Unmanned Systems-North America, about what this
partnership means and why the US Marines Corps and other services should
be interested in it.
At its core, the integrated solution entails installing Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload on Teledyne FLIR’s SKYRANGER R70 or R80D SKYRAIDER uncrewed aerial systems (UASs), the SUGV 325 small uncrewed ground vehicle, or radiation detection platforms like the MUVE R430.
Hovermap is designed for recording and 3D mapping in GPS-denied
locations, such as tunnels, urban structures, or areas contaminated with
chemical, biological, radioactive, or nuclear (CBRN) materials.
Hovermap uses the LiDAR-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
(SLAM) software.
