The XTC2640LZT delivers 640×512 wide-angle LWIR imaging at ultra-light weight with 635 m person detection and a 7 mm FOV, targeting fixed-wing sprint ISR drones and loitering munition area-search payloads.
Miniature fixed-wing and racing-class tactical drone programmes have identified a thermal sensor gap that lightweight gimbal cameras and standard UAV thermal systems both fail to address: an ultra-compact 640 × 512 thermal core light enough for sub-250 g all-up payload configurations, with a wide enough field of view to support area-search and threat cuing from fast-moving platforms that cannot slow to hover for narrow-FOV target tracking. Existing solutions at this weight class use 320 × 240 sensor arrays that sacrifice the resolution needed for reliable person classification at ranges beyond 500 m, while 640-class cameras in the sub-200 g weight bracket have until recently required a focal length compromise that reduces field of view to the point where fast-moving platform coverage geometry becomes operationally impractical.
Ultra-Light 640 × 512 Thermal Core With Wide-Area Coverage
The XTC2640LZT resolves that trade-off with a 7 mm wide-angle lens on a 640 × 512 LWIR uncooled sensor, delivering a field of view suited to area-search operations from fast-moving platforms at an all-up weight optimised for integration into ultra-compact fixed-wing and racing-drone payloads. The 7 mm focal length provides the wide angular coverage that allows a fast-moving platform to scan a ground corridor in a single pass without requiring sensor slewing that compact fixed-wing gimbal architectures cannot support mechanically. Person detection is rated to 635 m and vehicle detection to 1820 m, covering the detection geometry relevant to tactical area-search and threat cuing at the altitudes and speeds used by compact fixed-wing ISR platforms on sprint reconnaissance taskings.
Fixed-Wing Sprint ISR and Loitering Munition Observation
Fixed-wing tactical ISR platforms assigned to sprint reconnaissance across contested terrain require thermal sensors that provide usable area coverage during a single-pass overflight at speeds where dwell time over any ground point is measured in seconds. The wide-angle 7 mm field of view of the XTC2640LZT supports that single-pass area-search model, capturing enough ground coverage per frame to detect person and vehicle heat signatures without requiring the platform to circle or reduce speed to a gimbal-tracking mode that increases exposure to ground-based threats. Loitering munition programmes that integrate thermal seekers for terminal phase target acquisition benefit from the wide acquisition FOV, which supports target reacquisition during the attitude excursions of the terminal dive phase where narrow-FOV sensors frequently lose lock before impact.
Weight Class and Expanding Tactical Drone Market
The rapid expansion of sub-250 g tactical drone programmes across military and border security procurement has created sustained demand for 640-class thermal sensors that fit within the weight envelope these platforms define. The XTC2640LZT is positioned to serve that demand as one of the few 640 × 512 thermal cameras achieving ultra-light mass with wide-angle coverage in a single integrated unit, placing 640-class resolution within reach of compact fixed-wing ISR and loitering platforms that have previously been limited to lower-resolution thermal alternatives.