The NYPD now has in its arsenal about 100 pairs of thermal imaging binoculars \u2014 powerful devices that can detect heat signatures given off by a person or object from up to 3,400 yards away, a contract shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ATN Bino X-6 Dual Multispectral Thermal Imaging Binoculars, costing $118,580 total, were obtained on June 1 \u2014 ahead of a series of major events in New York this summer, including FIFA World Cup<\/a> Soccer, Sail250<\/a>, the Puerto Rican Day Parade<\/a>, the July 4th Spectacular, according to the contract documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis procurement is required to mitigate the unforeseen emergency conditions that create a serious danger to life, safety, property or a necessary service,\u201d the NYPD wrote in a letter explaining the expense on April 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n An NYPD sniper team watches as soccer fans gather for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final between Spain and Argentina at a watch party in Central Park on July 19. Getty Images<\/p>\n The binoculars, which are being used by the NYPD\u2019s Emergency Services Unit, were delivered two months later. <\/p>\n The contract is with a company called ZLC Solutions in Leesburg, Va.<\/p>\n The binoculars provide sharp long-range viewing in sunlight and use digital night vision alongside an infrared illuminator for viewing in pitch dark. <\/p>\n They could be used next at the West Indian Day Parade on Sept. 7, which draws thousands of revelers to Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights each year.<\/p>\n They also have a thermal mode that can detect heat signatures representing an object, animal, or person through dense fog, brush, smoke and in darkness. <\/p>\n \u201cThey are particularly useful when ESU is searching for a missing or injured person who may not be verbal, conscious, or capable of self care,\u201d an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement. <\/p>\n The binoculars can detect a heat signature representing a human, animal or radioactive object.<\/p>\n Secret Service and NYPD officers, including a Secret Service counter-sniper team, stand at attention as President Trump arrives back at Trump Tower in New York on Sept. 17. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n While NYPD helicopters have thermal camera capabilities, \u201ctheir abilities are greatly diminished in heavily wooded areas\u201d and the inside of buildings and structures, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n The exact model of the binoculars is redacted in the letter as is the cost per unit. But they start at about $1,500 and can cost as much as $3,000 each. <\/p>\n The contract states that the NYPD purchased about 100 of the units, but the exact number was redacted.<\/p>\n \u201cIn an emergency where every second matters, locating an individual quickly can mean life or death,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cThe binoculars are also used to locate criminals who evade police, monitor areas of concern and to identify potential threats.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NYPD now has in its arsenal about 100 pairs of thermal imaging binoculars \u2014 powerful devices that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11015,42362,77785,57,9,56,63,65,64,103,34974,58],"class_list":["post-333018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-fifa","tag-future-tech","tag-macys-fourth-of-july-fireworks-show","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nypd","tag-sail4th-250","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}