DraftICYMI: Anduril Snaps Up AIRS for Infrared
The expansion of the Anduril empire continues. Earlier this week, mere days after unveiling their futuristic EagleEye headset at AUSA, the defense tech giant announced that they’ve acquired a US-based infrared company called American Infrared Solutions (AIRS).
According to a release by Anduril on Monday, the acquisition “will further integrate AIRS’s advanced hardware into Anduril’s portfolio of sensing systems, expanding the range and capability of technologies available to customers.” The two companies did not reveal details of the transaction.
Anduril also said this means they will “become a merchant supplier of cooled infrared cameras and components, serving the broader defense, space, and commercial industrial base.” SRMs, infrared cameras, what’s next?
See in the dark: AIRS was founded back in 2012 in New Hampshire, where it still operates to this day. The team of about 20 builds cooled infrared (IR) imaging systems, modules and full cameras, which are useful for fun things like long-range surveillance, ISR, and hyperspectral imaging.