Teledyne FLIR has combined its surveillance and unmanned solutions segments and promoted a pair of executives to vice president roles in the new organization, the company announced Jan. 18.
JihFen Lei will serve as executive vice president of Teledyne FLIR Defense, the name for the newly combined division, according to the company’s announcement. She will continue in her role as general manager of surveillance.
David Cullin, formerly the acting general manager for unmanned and integrated solutions, will become the vice president and general manager of unmanned solutions in the combined division, according to the announcement.
Culllin will also lead efforts to integrate products from other divisions of Teledyne Digital Imaging into FLIR Defense products, according to the announcement.
Last year, Teledyne bought FLIR, which was best known for its sensors and unmanned ground and aerial systems. At the time, a Teledyne FLIR executive said the company would increase interoperability and share components with other parts of its new parent company.