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PVLabs delivers ITAR-free ISR solutions across defense, security, and civil domains—engineered to expand mission reach while reducing platform dependency.
Where many EO/IR systems are constrained by platform-specific design choices, we engineer for the mission—deploying compact, adaptable systems that deliver decisive sensing performance across a broader fleet
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More Than CONOPS
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Our solutions extend beyond specific operational profiles into how we work with customers.
PVLabs operates across the full continuum of development and deployment—supporting mission applications, sovereign capability development, and long-term innovation with customers.
For more than two decades, we’ve delivered:
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Innovation as a Service (IaaS) — co-developing adjacent capabilities with S&T and R&D partners
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ITB & Offset pathways — enabling meaningful, durable industrial participation
Mission-Driven Solutions
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE & RECONNAISSANCE
Operational Application
Persistent eyes-on-target across complex environments.
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Commanders require ISR systems that pivot seamlessly between wide-area surveillance and point-target interrogation—delivering stable, long-range imagery and actionable intelligence across all altitudes, environments, and domains.
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Modern ISR demands adaptability, endurance, and networked relevance—not platform lock-in.
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PVLABS Capability Advantage
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PVLabs systems deliver large-turret ISR performance in compact form, expanding aircraft options while extending endurance.
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Our modular, interoperable architecture integrates cleanly into existing ISR suites—reducing upgrade cost while enabling deployment across a broader mix of UAS and light fixed-wing platforms, not just heavy ISR aircraft.
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The result is more persistence, more flexibility, and more usable intelligence per flight hour.
SEARCH & RESCUE
Operational Application
Fast launch. Wide-area coverage. Positive identification in degraded conditions.
SAR crews often operate in high-turbulence, low light, and complex terrain—requiring rapid detection and target custody, confirmation, and re-acquisition to guide rescue teams when minutes matter.
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PVLABS Capability Advantage
PVLabs’ compact EO/IR systems deliver high-aperture thermal performance without heavy-turret penalties, enabling installation on light rotary-wing, fixed-wing, and optionally piloted aircraft.
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Crews detect heat signatures at greater stand-off distances—performance traditionally reserved for 20″–25″ class payloads—while extending endurance and reducing cost per search hour.
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Lower SWaP²-C means more aircraft airborne, longer coverage, and more lives saved per mission cycle.
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT MANAGEMENT
Operational Application
Early detection. Rapid mapping. Persistent tracking.
As large-scale fire activity and environmental threats increase, agencies need repeatable and dependable airborne coverage for early ignition detection, perimeter mapping, and real-time tracking across vast terrain—where range and clarity saves resources, property, and lives.
PVLABS Capability Advantage
PVLabs delivers large-system thermal precision without large-aircraft cost.
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Lightweight, high-DRI thermal systems provide the range and sensitivity of much larger payloads—while low SWaP²-C enables more aircraft types in the air, longer persistence, and faster response.
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Modular data links integrate cleanly into existing government mapping and coordination networks, turning sensing into action.
MARITIME SURVEILLANCE
Operational Application
Detect, classify, and track small vessels through sea clutter and rough air.
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Maritime operators require persistent coverage and stable, high-contrast imagery across coastal and wide ocean areas—often from platforms constrained by endurance and operating cost.
PVLABS Capability Advantage
Legacy maritime ISR systems impose platform penalties that restrict operators to heavier aircraft.
PVLabs removes that constraint.
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FAST-enabled systems deliver 20″-class DRI performance in compact 13–15″ class sizes, enabling high-performance maritime ISR on smaller fixed-wing aircraft and Group 3/4 UAS platforms—without sacrificing range or clarity.
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BORDER PROTECTION
Operational Application
Persistent surveillance, covert interdiction, and high-accuracy tracking across dynamic borders and coastlines.
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Border agencies must monitor high-activity corridors, coordinate intercepts in real time, and maintain custody through agile slews and precise geolocation.
PVLABS Capability Advantage
PVLabs delivers big-system range without big-system burden.
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Compact SWaP²-C enables broader fleet coverage and lower cost per flight hour, while common architecture across the platform ecosystem ensures interoperability across agencies and assets.
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The result is higher coverage per dollar, faster deployment, and a wider operational envelope across fixed-wing, rotary, and UAS fleets.
AEROSTAT & PERSISTENT OVERWATCH
Operational Application
Persistent surveillance missions demand endurance, stability, and long-term relevance.
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Aerostat and tethered platforms are increasingly used for border security, force protection, maritime chokepoints, and critical infrastructure monitoring—where continuous visual custody and wide-area awareness matter more than mobility.
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These missions expose the limits of traditional EO/IR architectures. Extended dwell amplifies weight penalties, stabilization limits, thermal drift, and upgrade rigidity. Systems must remain effective through wind, turbulence, and years of continuous operation—without frequent recovery or redesign.
PVLABS Capability Advantage
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PVLabs systems are engineered for endurance-dominant ISR.
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Class-defining SWaP-C enables higher-altitude operation and longer persistence on aerostat platforms, while advanced stabilization maintains image clarity through wind shear and tether dynamics during extended dwell.
Modular, open architectures allow sensors, processing, and communications to evolve in place, preserving relevance across multi-year deployments.
Dual-channel sensing supports continuous wide-area monitoring alongside precise target interrogation.
The result is persistent overwatch that remains effective as missions, threats, and technologies evolve.
