Teledyne FLIR Defense, developer of leading advanced airborne imaging systems, is playing a pivotal role in transforming the narrative of the highly anticipated television series, “CHOPPER COPS.” Teledyne FLIR’s cutting-edge thermal technology has enabled a breathtaking perspective on the exploits of the Marion County (FL) Sheriff’s Department’s elite aviation unit.
The show premiered on Paramount+ on June 18th and features ten half-hour episodes showcasing the Marion County Sheriff’s Department’s state-of-the-art helicopters and highly skilled crews. Known as Air One, these “chopper cops” operate 24/7, equipped with FLIR’s advanced thermal cameras capabilities which provide deputies in the air and on the ground with high-definition imagery day or night. Air One’s stories are vividly brought to life through in-aircraft cameras, radio transmissions and gripping first-person interviews with law enforcement.
The incorporation of Teledyne FLIR’s multi-spectral imaging systems into the helicopters has elevated the storytelling capabilities of “CHOPPER COPS,” capturing all of the action with clarity and precision, while allowing TV audiences to watch the efforts of the Marion County aviation unit from an entirely new perspective.
“In ‘CHOPPER COPS,’ if you want to know fear and whether these brave cops are going to come home at night, you’re about to see it,” said Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods. “To us, failure is never an option.”