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Thermal Imaging Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Thermal Imaging, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

6 weapon systems

DJI Mavic series, Commercial quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsDJI Mavic seriesCommercial quadcopter UAVSide: UkraineRussiaIsraelState Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsBuilt: DJI / ChinaThe DJI Mavic series is a family of Chinese commercial folding quadcopters that became a mass battlefield UAV in Ukraine and has also been documented in Gaza and Myanmar. Although designed for civilian and enterprise imaging, models such as the Mavic 3, Mavic 3E, and Mavic 3T have been used for short-range ISR, artillery correction, situational awareness, target acquisition, thermal observation, and improvised strike roles.

Black Hornet, Nano reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsBlack HornetNano reconnaissance UAVSide: UkraineUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Teledyne FLIR Defense / Norway / United StatesBlack Hornet is a Norwegian-origin military nano-UAV family for dismounted reconnaissance, target identification, and immediate situational awareness. Developed by Prox Dynamics and now built by Teledyne FLIR Defense, the pocket-sized system has appeared in Afghanistan patrol use and in Ukrainian service through donated Black Hornet 3 systems, while Black Hornet 4 extends the family with longer range, endurance, obstacle avoidance, and shared controller architecture with FirstLook 125.

FGM-148 Javelin, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsFGM-148 JavelinMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesGovernment of National AccordLibyan National ArmyBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe FGM-148 Javelin is an American man-portable, fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system built around a reusable command launch unit and a disposable missile tube. Developed from the Army's AAWS-M / Tank Breaker lineage, it entered U.S. service in 1996 and remains notable for top-attack and direct-fire modes, an imaging-infrared seeker, and documented combat use from Iraq and Afghanistan to Ukraine.

Nighttime optical payload with thermal imaging camera, Thermal-imaging optical payload with 35 mm athermal lens, 2-axis gyrostabilization, and 2.4x digital zoom, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentNighttime optical payload with thermal imaging cameraThermal-imaging optical payload with 35 mm athermal lens, 2-axis gyrostabilization, and 2.4x digital zoomSide: UnknownBuilt: Athlon Avia / UkraineThe nighttime optical payload with thermal imaging camera is Athlon Avia's stabilized night sensor option for the Furia tactical UAV family. Sources describe the A1-CM night payload as a thermal imager with a 35 mm athermal lens, 2-axis gyrostabilization, onboard video recording, and 2.4x digital zoom, while later A1SM reporting says the night module received a FLIR thermal imager upgrade.

FirstLook 125, Throwable personal reconnaissance robot, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentFirstLook 125Throwable personal reconnaissance robotSide: UnknownBuilt: Teledyne FLIR Defense / United StatesFirstLook 125 is a throwable personal reconnaissance robot from Teledyne FLIR Defense for squad- and fire-team-level scouting in confined, low-light, and GPS-denied spaces. The 5.7-pound tracked unmanned ground system survives 16-foot drops, self-rights after throws, carries EO/IR, illumination, and two-way audio sensors, and shares controller and radio-relay architecture with Black Hornet 4.

Leopard 1A5, Main battle tank, Tanks

TanksLeopard 1A5Main battle tankSide: Bosnian government and allied forcesUkraineBuilt: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann / GermanyThe Leopard 1A5 is the late fire-control modernization of Germany's Leopard 1 main battle tank, retaining the 105 mm L7-series gun while adding thermal sighting, laser ranging, and ballistic-computer upgrades. Danish A5 DK tanks saw direct conflict use in Bosnia in the 1990s, and refurbished A5-family vehicles later entered Ukrainian service as mobile direct-fire support tanks with better sighting and logistics than many older Soviet designs but far less protection than Leopard 2 variants.