Leonardo Gives Autonomous Systems New Thermal ‘Eye’ to See in the Dark

Autonomous vehicles across air, land, and sea can now “see” in the dark with greater clarity as Leonardo DRS rolled out its Tenum 640 Orbit thermal camera module at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2026.

Designed around a VOx Microbolometer detector, the device eliminates the need for a bulky cooling system while delivering 640 × 512 thermal resolution at 60 frames per second.

It enables high-frame-rate thermal imaging for detection, tracking, navigation, and obstacle or collision avoidance across day and night operations.

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