As Lead Integrator Will Continue Work on Multi-Sensor Detection System for Manned and Unmanned Platforms Designed to Safeguard Troops from CBRN Threats
ARLINGTON, Va. -Friday 16 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced it has been awarded
a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade
(NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army. The Other Transaction Authority
(OTA) agreement was awarded through the Joint Program Executive Office
for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND)
as a follow-on to a $48 million contract announced in April 2019.
FLIR
is the lead integrator in modernizing the Army’s NBCRV system with
improved and autonomous CBRN sensors. Earlier this year, the company
delivered initial prototypes of the NBCRV SSU system for a focused
assessment at Fort Bliss, Texas. Soldiers employed the FLIR prototype in
realistic battlefield scenarios to sense and rapidly avoid CBRN
hazards. The new contract allows FLIR to continue developing the Sensor
Suite and to deliver mature prototypes for government testing in 2021.
Among
other third-party solutions, the NBCRV Sensor Suite will feature
capabilities of the FLIR R80D SkyRaider™ drone integrated with a
specialized version of the FLIR IBAC bio-detection sensor. This next
phase also will pair the NBCRV with a ground robotic vehicle to expand
the system’s use with manned-unmanned teams. A FLIR-developed command
and control system will bring together all devices and platforms with
sensor fusion and automation features that lessen the cognitive burden
on users and improve decision-making.
“Our ability to build and
integrate manned and unmanned sensing solutions across a wide threat
space is where FLIR differentiates itself,” said Vice President and
General Manager of the Unmanned Systems & Integrated Solutions
business at FLIR, Roger Wells. “Incorporating UAV and UGV platforms into
NBCRV aligns with our efforts to develop full sensing capabilities that
can act as force multipliers and boost mission success for our troops.
“Whether
through air- or ground-based detection systems, FLIR is uniquely
positioned in the defense industry with deep expertise in both
intelligent sensor and autonomous systems technology that keeps
warfighters safe,” Wells added.
FLIR is supporting other efforts
by JPEO-CBRND. In the past year, the company has won two contracts worth
more than $55 million to field its FLIR Agentase™ C2 chemical warfare
disclosure spray, formulated to detect nerve agents like VX and sarin as
well as blister agents such as sulfur mustard.
Work on the NBCRV
program has begun and is expected to continue through 2022 at FLIR
facilities in West Lafayette, Indiana; Stillwater, Oklahoma; and
Elkridge, Maryland. For more on FLIR System’s integrated solutions for
government and defense, visit www.flir.com/integrated-solutions. For
more on FLIR’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and
explosive detection technologies, visit www.flir.com/threat-detection.
About FLIR Systems, Inc.
Founded
in 1978, FLIR Systems is a world-leading industrial technology company
focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense and industrial
applications. FLIR Systems’ vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense,”
creating technologies to help professionals make more informed decisions
that save lives and livelihoods. For more information, please visit
www.flir.com and follow @flir.
Forward Looking Statements
The
statements in this release by Roger Wells and the other statements in
this release about the contract and order described above are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current
expectations, estimates, and projections about FLIR's business based, in
part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties
that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results
may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including the
following: the ability to manufacture and deliver the systems referenced
in this release, changes in pricing of FLIR's products, changing demand
for FLIR's products, product mix, the impact of competitive products
and pricing, constraints on supplies of critical components, excess or
shortage of production capacity, the ability of FLIR to manufacture and
ship products in a timely manner, FLIR's continuing compliance with U.S.
export control laws and regulations, and other risks discussed from
time to time in FLIR's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and
reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general
industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic
and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date on which they are made and FLIR does not
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, or for
changes made to this document by wire services or Internet service
providers.
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Contacts
Media Contact:
Joe Ailinger, Jr.
FLIR Systems
Phone: +1 781-801-6161
Email: joe.ailinger@flir.com
Investor Relations:
Lasse Glassen
Addo Investor Relations
Phone: 424-238-6249
Email: lglassen@addoir.com
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