Forward-looking infrared cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation.
A Thales Damocles FLIR targeting pod
FLIR imagery from a U.S. Navy helicopter showing alleged drug traffickers being arrested by the Colombian Navy
A FLIR pod on a French Air Force helicopter
A FLIR system on a U.S. Air Force helicopter during search and rescue operation
An electro-optical targeting system, is a system employed to track and locate targets in aerial warfare. It can use charge-coupled device, TV cameras, laser rangefinders and laser designators.
Forward-looking infrared
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The diamond-cut EOTS sensor housing on the Lockheed Martin F-35
An EOTS sensor is mounted underneath the chin of the Chengdu J-20