FLIR Systems  says the US Air Force has ordered more than 180 of its Centaur ™ unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and spares. Announced. The $ 23 million contract is funded through the Department of Defense's MTRS Inc II program.

In 2017, the United States Army selected FLIR Systems' legacy business, Endeavor Robotics, as a supplier of medium-sized robots for MTRS Inc II. We have newly designed UGV Centaur as an MTRS Inc II solution. FLIR has begun offering Centaur units to the Army under the Multi-Year Program of Records. When the program was ordered, the value including options was up to $ 158 million.

The Air Force Explosive Disposal (EOD) unit uses FLIR Centaur to perform Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), unexploded ordnance, and similar hazardous missions. You can add multiple sensors and payloads to Centaur to assist with other tasks.

"We are pleased to announce the launch of the Fleet Division," said David Rey, FLIR's President of Government and Defense. "Centaur will provide pilots with a versatile, man-portable UGV that will save humans from danger. The Air Force has selected Centaur as a medium-sized robot solution, and MTRS Inc II We're pleased that the program is functioning as an efficient sourcing tool. "

Centaur is a remote-controlled, medium-sized UGV system that provides the ability to detect, identify, identify, and process hazardous materials from a distance. This open-architecture robot, weighing approximately 160 pounds, can climb stairs with an advanced EO / IR camera suite and a control arm that can reach over six feet. By using a modular payload, it can be used for CBRNE detection and other missions.

Shipments are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2020. For more information on FLIR's unmanned ground system platform , visit www.flir.com/UIS/UGS .

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Forward-looking statements

David Ray's statements in this release, and other statements in this release regarding the above contracts and orders, are forward-looking statements in the sense of the United States Civil Procedure Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and forecasts of FLIR's business, and these expectations, estimates and forecasts are based in part on management assumptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and involve unpredictable risks and uncertainties. Therefore, actual results and results may differ materially from those expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements, due to myriad factors. Examples of factors include FLIR's ability to manufacture and deliver the systems referred to in this release, changes in FLIR product prices, changes in FLIR product demand, product mix, the impact of competing products and prices, and the impact of critical components. Supply constraints, shortage of manufacturing capacity, FLIR's ability to ship products in a timely manner, continued compliance with US export control laws and regulations, and other documents and reports that FLIR submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission as appropriate. There are risks described. Such statements may also be affected by industry and market conditions and growth rates in general, as well as by the general economic environment at home and abroad. Such forward-looking statements are referenced as of the date on which they are made, and FLIR does not undertake any forward-looking statements for the purpose of reflecting events or circumstances subsequent to the date of this release, or for purposes of distribution services or the Internet. No obligation is made to update in response to changes made to this document by the service provider.

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