FLIR Systems gains $23.1 million order from U.S. Coast Guard

PORTLAND, Ore., 28 June 2008.FLIR Systems Inc. won a $23.1 million delivery order from the U.S. Coast Guard for the Electro-Optical Sensor System (ESS) program. FLIR will deliver variants of its TALON stabilized multisensor system, which will be installed on HH-60 and HH-65 helicopters to enhance the Coast Guard's airborne force, interdiction, and search-and-rescue missions.

Work will be performed in FLIR's North Billerica, Mass., facility.

The order was made pursuant to a previously awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. Initial units were fielded in 2007, providing enhanced detection capabilities to the Coast Guard in the war on drugs and homeland defense.

"This contract builds on FLIR's excellent relationship with the U.S. Coast Guard and demonstrates the unique capabilities and extreme ruggedness of our systems," says Earl R. Lewis, president and CEO of FLIR.