Wednesday, FLIR Systems Inc. (FLIR) received a $4.9 million U.S. Government Foreign Military Sale order for the Colombian Army and Air Force. The order includes FLIR System's Star SAFIRE III infrared multi-sensor surveillance systems, training and related services. The units delivered under this award will be installed on Rotary Wing Surveillance and Tactical Platforms in support of Colombian Ministry of Defense airborne day and night counter-narcotic and counter-insurgency missions.
The company noted that the work on this order will be performed at FLIR's facility in Wilsonville, Oregon and deliveries are expected to be completed in 2010.
FLIR Systems Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging and infrared camera systems in the United States and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Thermography, Commercial Vision Systems, and Government Systems.
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