FLIR Systems gains $5.4 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Posted by Courtney E. Howard

PORTLAND, Ore., 14 July 2010. FLIR Systems Inc. won a $5.4 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for Star SAFIRE HD stabilized multi-sensors. The units delivered under this order will be used to assist the CBP air assets in their performance on missions guarding the borders of the United States.

Work on this order will be performed at FLIR's facilities in Wilsonville, Ore., and deliveries are expected to be completed by the end of 2010.

"FLIR Systems continues to develop mission-ready systems that meet the long-range and durability demands of the U.S. CBP," says Earl R. Lewis, president and CEO of FLIR Systems Inc. "This contract reaffirms the confidence CBP has in our systems to provide the right equipment for their critical missions."