Portland, OR. -- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has been awarded a $22.9 million order from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, Alabama for its Star SAFIRE(R) III stabilized multi sensor systems.

This represents the first delivery order under a newly awarded $77.9 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The units delivered under this contract will support ongoing U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps programs. Work on the delivery order will begin immediately and be performed in FLIR's Portland, Oregon production facility.

"This contract, a continuation of FLIR's relationship with the Army RAID Program Office and the U.S. Marine Corps, demonstrates the value of our systems for force protection applications. We are pleased the U.S. Army has once again chosen FLIR products for this critical mission," said Earl R. Lewis, President and CEO of FLIR Systems, Inc.

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