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Teledyne FLIR Defense Opens New Office in Arlington, Virginia
September 18, 2025 | BUSINESS WIREEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, held an opening event yesterday for its new office in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia, minutes from the Pentagon.
The Teledyne FLIR Defense ‘Crystal City Experience Center’ is located at 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite 425, just two metro stops from the Pentagon and within close proximity to other defense primes, Capitol Hill, and Reagan National Airport.
Designed to support the company’s engagement with D.C.-area representatives, the new space features multiple offices, plus a large conference and demonstration room. The facility’s open floor plan will allow customers, government officials, and other visitors to be hands-on with a wide range of FLIR Defense products.
“As one of America’s leading defense technology companies, we’re excited to open this new office close to our largest customers in the U.S. military,” said Dr. JihFen Lei, president of Teledyne FLIR Defense. “We’ll be able to leverage the space to demonstrate many of our advanced unmanned platforms, detection systems, and imaging sensors, which is why we’ve named it the Experience Center.
“We greatly look forward to hosting customers, partners, friends and colleagues in the months and years ahead,” she added.
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