A Morningstar analysis on June 29, 2026, identified Teledyne Technologies as a primary beneficiary of the expanding directed-energy weapons market. Teledyne’s FLIR Defense division acts as a critical enabler for these systems rather than a direct manufacturer.
The company’s Cerberus XL counter-drone system utilizes an effector-agnostic design. This platform provides targeting data to kinetic, electronic, and directed-energy weapon systems. The technology has undergone active battle-testing in Ukraine.
Teledyne’s hardware-agnostic approach ensures market relevance regardless of which specific laser systems become industry standards. The Cerberus XL integrates long-range radar with thermal and optical imaging. The system simultaneously tracks up to 500 individual targets.