FLIR Systems introduces EVS3 thermal imager
FLIR Systems, the Portland, Ore.-based manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, introduced a new low-cost thermal camera system, the

FLIR Systems, the Portland, Ore.-based manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, introduced a new low-cost thermal camera system, the EVS3, here at Heli-Expo 2007.

Designed for rotary- and fixed-wing applications, the environmentally sealed EVS3, costing less than $15,000, uses a high-resolution VOx (vanadium oxide) infrared detector to produce real-time thermal enhanced-vision imagery that can be displayed on multifunction or secondary aircraft displays that have auxiliary inputs. It is equipped with one of the industry’s most sensitive, uncooled focal plane arrays, according to the company.