Apr 13 2010
A $12.4 million order was received from the U.S. Army by FLIR Systems for the delivery of its Star SAFIRE II stabilized multi-sensor systems.
The UH-60 helicopters currently supporting the continuing Medevac operations will be equipped with these sensor systems. This order is in addition to the 200 plus Star SAFIRE systems deployed on these helicopters already.
The delivery order related work will be completed in the next 12 months at the Wilsonville, Oregon-based facility of FLIR. FLIR’s CEO and President, Earl R. Lewis, informed that this order depicts the continuation of a long-term alliance of his company with the U.S. Army for the Black Hawk operations. He added that the company is proud to participate in the development and production of the battle tested and the U.S. Army certified camera.