Airborne

Proven High-Reliability EOIR for Airborne Security

Clear Align delivers airborne infrared sensors, electro optical cameras, and integrated systems engineered for the most demanding military and defense missions.

Our solutions support fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, satellites, and attritable platforms, delivering precision across various environments—from clear air to smoke, dust, and maritime haze.

Day or night, our EO/IR technology enables crews to detect, track, and identify individuals and vehicles at long distances, ensuring mission dominance. With embedded AI-enabled targeting and tracking, operators gain faster acquisition, sharper high-resolution imagery, and persistent situational awareness.

Mission Solutions

Our EO/IR systems deliver:

  • Persistent surveillance and reconnaissance
  • Distributed aperture and wide-area coverage
  • IR/laser countermeasures and defensive aids
  • Targeting, pilotage, and navigation
  • Infrared search and track (IRST)
  • Precision strike and missile seekers
  • Attritable airborne systems (Air-Launched Effects, loitering attack)
  • Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) enhancement

Modular and Future-Ready

All Clear Align solutions are modular, open-systems architecture (CMOSS, SOSA™) to enable adaptation in a changing market. This enables affordable upgrades, reduced life cycle cost, and seamless connection with command networks, helping operators verify missions and complete them faster across evolving operations.

Our EO/IR systems ensure security connecting to sensitive networks, helping operators acquire targets quickly and enhance mission security, while sensors precisely refer data across multiple platforms.

Vertically Integrated Advantage

From components to full systems, Clear Align provides SWaP-C optimized sensors through scalable, vertically integrated production quickly. We specialize in completing designs that are light with low power consumption. Tens of thousands of EO/IR assemblies are deployed globally, proving our ability to deliver rugged, mission-critical equipment with unmatched sensitivity.

Case Studies & Experiences

MQ-1 Class Drone Integration

Clear Align supported a defense program deploying MQ-1 Class UAS. We built-to-print lightweight EO/IR payloads for seamless integration into a prime contractor’s production line. Dual-band cameras improved border surveillance, allowing operators to verify threats and maintain security in degraded environments. Crews reported faster completion of missions with superior clarity and endurance.

Rotary-Wing Reconnaissance & Targeting

For a NATO partner, Clear Align delivered infrared and visible-band payloads for distributed aperture rotary-wing aircraft. Rugged dual band distributed aperature airborne sensor system designed and configured to enhance pilotage and precision targeting, improving the ability to detect and identify vehicles in contested urban terrain. Customers noted improved connection between rotary- and fixed-wing platforms, strengthening joint force security and rescue missions and verified image quality better for completing the mission of locating individuals.

Satellite EO/IR Reconnaissance Technology

Clear Align subsystems were deployed on a high-Earth-orbit constellation supporting national surveillance. Our assemblies were deployed in gas cell gyroscopes for navigation. The radiation-hardened, lightweight electro optical solutions were engineered to survive space demands. By completing over 250 space-grade assemblies, the program delivered an ideal view to identify ships, monitor coastlines, and verify anomalies in real time, strengthening multi-domain connection with air and ground assets. customer had failed with 3 suppliers and commended us on solving complex optical problems where others failed.

Multi-Platform Detection Solutions for the Defense Industry 

Across global programs, Clear Align has delivered EO/IR solutions for drones, rotary craft, and satellites that typically include infrared for a variety of flight applications. These examples show how modular integration, infrared tracking, and targeting features adapt across airborne platforms.

Customers consistently highlight the clarity and reliability of our systems, noting they are ideal for persistent surveillance, rapid response to emergencies, and long-term mission security.