FLIR bags $23M in orders from US Customs and Border Protection
14 Jan 2021
Surveillance vehicles equipped with twin infrared imagers and laser rangefinder account for a major chunk of the latest award.
Thermal imaging giant FLIR Systems says it has won a clutch of contracts with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that could end up being worth more than $23Â million in sales.
Comprising orders for surveillance vehicles, drones, and related equipment, photonics-based technologies are fundamental to the agreements, notably mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging cameras.
Mobile surveillance
A key element of the award is a contract for delivering the next generation of FLIRâs âLightweight Vehicle Surveillance Systemâ (LVSS), which is intended to improve mobile surveillance capability. CBP has ordered 19 of these vehicles, for deployment on the northern and southern US borders.