E180HD
Our Octopus E180HD MWIR gimbal payload delivers long-range ISR capabilities that enable operators to detect, identify, and track targets from operationally relevant stand-off distances while maintaining mission effectiveness – even in the most challenging environments. Combining advanced thermal and electro-optical imaging with intelligent tracking and stabilization, the E180HD MWIR provides actionable intelligence for border security, force protection, maritime surveillance, public safety, and reconnaissance operations.
Overview
About E180HD
Long-range surveillance missions require more than clear imagery. Operators need to identify potential threats early, maintain operationally relevant stand-off distances, and make informed decisions in dynamic environments. Whether monitoring borders, tracking maritime activity, supporting force protection, or conducting long-range reconnaissance, the E180HD MWIR delivers critical insight to enable advanced situational awareness.
Designed to support persistent intelligence collection across a wide range of missions, the E180HD MWIR is ideal for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); border security; maritime operations; force protection; search and rescue; and critical infrastructure monitoring. By combining advanced thermal and daylight imaging with onboard processing and stabilization, the system delivers clear, usable imagery across a wide range of visual conditions, from daylight to darkness, to haze, smoke, and fog.
Automated tracking and image enhancement helps reduce operator workload while improving the ability to monitor areas of interest and maintain observation of moving targets. Mission-proven and fully non-ITAR, the E180HD MWIR provides operators with the information they need to respond effectively when mission demands are highest.
E180 / E180MG
Product Features
Stand-Off ISR Operations
Supports target detection, identification, and tracking from operationally relevant stand-off distances, helping operators gather critical intelligence while keeping valuable platforms farther from potential threats.
All-Condition Intelligence Collection
Provides clear imagery across changing environmental and visibility conditions, helping operators gather reliable intelligence even when conditions deteriorate.
Intelligent Target Tracking
Automated tracking capabilities help maintain continuous observation of selected targets while reducing operator workload.
High-Resolution Day and Night Imaging
Combines high-definition thermal imaging and 4K daylight imagery to support detailed target observation and assessment.
Stable Imagery in Dynamic Conditions
Advanced stabilization delivers clear, usable video during aircraft movement, vibration, and challenging flight conditions.
Flexible System Integration
Supports recording, streaming, and networking options for seamless integration into existing mission systems and platforms.
Superior Visuals
Mission Advantages
Designed to maximize sensing capability without imposing excessive size, weight, or power demands, the E180HD MWIR delivers the information needed to assess threats, understand evolving situations, and make informed decisions in dynamic environments.
Key advantages and mission outcomes include:
- Extended stand-off observation capability, helping operators gather intelligence while keeping valuable platforms farther from potential threats.
- Fast and reliable target identification,classification, and and tracking, even at extended ranges.
- Reliable intelligence collection across daylight, darkness, and environmental conditions with degraded visibility.
- Reduced operator workload through automated tracking and onboard image processing.
- Faster threat assessment and decision-making during time-sensitive operations.
- High-performance sensing in a compact, SWaP-conscious package that preserves platform flexibility and endurance.
Product Specifications
| Daytime Imager Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Daytime Imager Resolution | 3840×2160px |
| Daytime Imager FOV | 70.2°–4.1° (h) × 43.1°–2.3° (v) |
| Daytime Imager Super Resolution Zoom | 20x optical |
| Thermal Imager Sensor Type | 1280 × 1024 MWIR (cooled) |
| Thermal Imager Wavelength | 3.4–5.1 μm |
| Thermal Imager Sensitivity | 35 mK |
| Thermal Imager FOVs | 31.7°–2.6° (h) × 25.64°–2.10° (v) |
| Thermal Imager Zoom | 12.5x optical |
Dimensions
| Diameter ⌀ | 180 mm / 7.10 in |
| Height | 230 mm / 9.06 in |
| Weight | 3.65 kg / 8.05 lb |