It is capable of both day and night operations using TV or forward-looking infrared cameras.

The image came from a forward-looking infrared camera in the fighter's nose, augmented by an invisible laser that interrogated the ground eight times per second.

The Auroras are equipped with a sensor array that includes forward-looking infrared cameras, digital cameras and conventional radar.

The AESOP operates the sensors on board the helicopter, which consist of the dipping sonar, radar and the forward-looking infrared camera, commonly known as "FLIR."

Many thermal imagers, including some forward-looking infrared cameras (such as some LWIR Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS)) are also uncooled.

The Trakkabeam Search Light can be synched with the forward-looking infrared camera, allowing the two systems to operate more effectively when conducting aerial searches and can provide video to other agencies.

Currently, the primary payload for the aircraft is the Israeli Aircraft Industries POP300 Plug-in Optical Payload which consists of a forward-looking infrared camera, a daytime TV camera with a selectable near-infrared filter and a laser pointer.

In addition, the GOTT acquired two armed helicopters, an aerial surveillance system outfitted with radar and imaging systems, a forward-looking infrared camera and twenty-four mobile police radios, and upgraded its coastal radar assets.