The XTM2640LZT delivers 640×512 wide-angle LWIR imaging at ultra-light weight in a bare OEM module, targeting loitering munition seeker integration and compact fixed-wing sprint drone thermal payload development.
The tactical drone market's rapid expansion into sub-250 g airframe classes has created a sensor integration challenge that few thermal module suppliers have addressed at the 640 × 512 resolution level: producing a bare thermal module light enough for ultra-compact payload integration while retaining the wide-angle field of view that area-search and loitering missions demand from fast-moving small platforms. Most available ultra-light thermal modules in this weight class use 160 × 120 or 320 × 256 arrays that satisfy the mass constraint but sacrifice the resolution needed for person classification beyond 400 m, leaving a gap in the modular thermal sensor market for integrators developing payloads for compact fixed-wing and sprint drone programmes.
Ultra-Light 640 × 512 Wide-Angle Thermal Module for Compact Platform Integration
The XTM2640LZT fills that gap as a bare ultra-light thermal camera module with a 640 × 512 LWIR uncooled sensor and 7 mm wide-angle lens, providing the resolution and field of view of the XTC2640LZT complete camera in a module format that payload designers can integrate into programme-specific housings for ultra-compact fixed-wing, loitering munition, and racing-drone platform classes. Person detection is rated to 635 m and vehicle detection to 1820 m, with the 7 mm field of view providing the wide angular coverage that single-pass area-search missions require from fast-moving platforms where dwell time per ground point is limited by platform speed. The module format allows integrators to design nose-mounted sensor assemblies, wing-pod configurations, and miniature gimbal housings that conform to the specific aerodynamic and structural constraints of the target airframe without the dimensional constraints imposed by complete camera housings.
Loitering Munition and Fixed-Wing Sprint ISR Applications
Loitering munition programmes integrating thermal seekers for area denial and target acquisition require thermal modules that can be embedded directly into the seeker bay of the munition airframe, where available volume and mass are tightly constrained by the warhead and propulsion system envelope. The XTM2640LZT bare module format suits this integration requirement, allowing munition designers to position the thermal core within the seeker bay geometry and design the surrounding structure for aerodynamic and structural performance without accommodating a fixed camera housing form factor. Fixed-wing sprint ISR programmes benefit from the same integration flexibility, using the wide-angle 7 mm module to build nose-mounted thermal sensors into airframe noses shaped for aerodynamic efficiency rather than sensor housing compatibility.
640-Class Resolution in the Ultra-Light Module Tier
As tactical drone programmes across both military acquisition and border security procurement continue expanding into sub-250 g airframe classes, the demand for 640-class thermal modules at ultra-light mass is expected to grow faster than the wider thermal camera market through the end of the decade. The XTM2640LZT addresses that demand as a module-format solution that places 640 × 512 resolution and wide-angle area-search coverage within reach of the ultra-compact payload class, providing the thermal sensing performance previously available only in heavier camera formats to programmes operating at the mass frontier of tactical drone development. Integrators who standardise on the XTM module family across lightweight and ultra-light platform classes benefit from a consistent thermal sensor architecture that scales from 13 mm to 7 mm focal length without changing the host interface or qualification framework.