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Caliente LLC is pleased to announce that its thermal targets are now available for purchase on GSA! Caliente has the broadest offering of thermal targets on the market, including 120V powered standard temp, hot, and extra hot, 12V battery powered…

Caliente SimIS, a joint venture between thermal target manufacturer Caliente and SimIS, specializing in robotic/modeling/simulation, introduced the next generation in moving target systems at the I/ITSEC Innovation Showcase on Monday. The Caliente SimIS RHTT (Robotic Human Type Target) system is…

Caliente, LLC was pleased to both sponsor and participate in the inaugural Race for the Warrior on Saturday, May 23rd at the Fort Wayne International Airport. The race was coordinated by the Fort Wayne Base Community Council to benefit local…

Caliente/Caliente Defense is pleased to help sponsor the upcoming Race for the Warrior 5/10k Run & Walk, Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 9:00am at the Fort Wayne International Air-Trade Center, benefiting the Fort Wayne Base Community Council’s Military Support Fund.…

Caliente was pleased to be featured by 21Alive News’ Your Story Made Here segment this week! Thanks to Melissa Long for a great feature on our company.

Caliente Defense will once again be exhibiting at the SHOT Show next week, January 20th – 23rd in Las Vegas, Booth 8511, Level 1 of the Law Enforcement Section. This year we will be featuring our 12 volt thermal sniper…

Effective December 19, 2014, Caliente, LLC and Caliente Defense will have a new home! Our new address will be 315 East Wallace Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46803. Why are we moving? Because of the trust of our valuable customers and…

Caliente Defense announces they will be exhibiting three new products next week at the I/ITSEC show, Booth 627, December 1-5. 2014 in Orlando, Florida. The products include: Heated Ivan – More realistic 3D thermal target Targabot – Moving target system…

Caliente LLC, an innovative manufacturer of thermal targets, is excited to announce it has received one of ten Innovation ribbons from Military Training Technologies top simulation and training companies for 2014. Over 95 companies applied for the award. The featured…

Caliente is heading to Georgia for the Maneuver Conference in Fort Benning next week! Caliente Defense will be in booth #239 on Monday September 8th thru the 10th. For our first time exhibiting at the conference, Caliente Defense will be…

How long have you been with Caliente? I have been with the company for 7 years now. What made you apply to Caliente? I actually started off as a temporary employee and was hired full time. I stayed because I…

Caliente LLC, an innovative manufacturer of thermal targets, announced today their certification of the Small Business Administration (SBA) HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) designation. The HUBZone certification became effective on June 16th 2014. “We see this as an incredible opportunity…

At Caliente, we’re gearing up for the BATTCON Expo from May 5th thru May 7th. Come see us at booth #301. We’d love to chat about what we do and see how we can help you with our heating, cooling…

Caliente LLC, an innovative manufacturer of thermal and live fire training targets, announced it has received International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR) certification from the U.S. Department of State. This certification recognizes Caliente as a global defense equipment manufacturer and supplier…

Caliente LLC, is pleased to announce that its president Mike Kelly, will be speaking at Advancements in Thermal Management, this coming August. The expo will be held in Denver, Colorado August 6th and 7th. Advancements in Thermal Management, is a…

Caliente, LLC announced today that its Frio Series Temperature Controller has been certified as UL listed. The device, which is an add on to the company’s thermoelectric cooler, allows end users to control the temperature in settings of cool, heat,…

Caliente will be heading to Vegas next week for the 2014 SHOT Show, the world’s largest Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show! For our first time exhibiting at the SHOT Show, we will be featuring our 12V thermal target system…

When at trade shows, we love having our Thermoelectric cooler (TEC), which is Peltier based, on display for attendees to look at. We are often asked about the Peltier effect, how it works and why we find it so effective…

Caliente is pleased to unveil several exciting new thermal target products this year at the I/ITSEC conference in Orlando, December 2nd thru the 5th. These new thermal products are designed to provide high fidelity thermal signatures for live fire training…

Caliente LLC, a manufacturer of thermal components including heating, cooling and control systems, passed their ISO 9001:2008 recertification audit. ISO 9001:2008 is a standard which establishes criteria for operating quality management systems. It is implemented by over one million companies…

Our first employee profile is Founder and President, Mike Kelly. Welcome to our Caliente blog! I’m honored to be the first employee profile, though I’m sure mine won’t be the most exciting. We have quite a staff. I started Caliente…

The world’s premier snipers converged in Fort Benning last week for the 13th annual International Sniper Competition (renamed the Sniper Knowledge Exchange due to the government shutdown). The Night Shoot at the event went flawless. Caliente was proud to supply…

The world’s premier snipers converge in Fort Benning next week for the 13th annual International Sniper Competition. The competition begins Wednesday, October 16th and continues through Saturday October 19th. Caliente is proud to announce they will be providing the thermal…

The Battery Show took place in Detroit, Michigan on Sept 17-19. Our CEO wraps up our experience with the show.