Teledyne FLIR Defense has been awarded a $74.2 million contract by the U.S. Army to deliver sensor suites for the service’s next-generation Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV), known as the NBCRV Sensor Suite Upgrade (SSU) program.
The multi-year contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground on behalf of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2025 and will continue through 2027.
The NBCRV SSU will be integrated into Stryker vehicles and will detect, identify, and mark chemical, biological, and radiological threats during route and area reconnaissance missions. Teledyne FLIR will provide advanced sensor systems and support integration services in partnership with the U.S. Army.
According to Dr. David Cullin, Vice President of Technology and Product Management at Teledyne FLIR, the program is designed to provide increased survivability and situational awareness for U.S. forces operating in contaminated environments.
The new sensor suites incorporate capabilities such as autonomous threat detection, real-time data sharing, and enhanced decision-making support. The system leverages previous work under the SSU Science and Technology phase, for which Teledyne FLIR was also the lead contractor.