David Ray, president of FLIR’s government and defense business unit,discusses the company’s Ranger family of radars and Recon V ultra-light, next-generation, portable, thermal handheld sensor , his research and development priorities, strategic investment and much more in a wide-ranging, May 22, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR.