FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announcedtoday that it has received a contract to provide 14 thermal imaging camerasfor use at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P.Hobby Airport as part of a comprehensive video security system thatprotects more than 30 miles of perimeter at the two airports.

FLIR will provide ThermoVision Sentry II® and ThermoVision IntegrationSeries® cameras to be integrated with the airports' video processing andradar surveillance systems. FLIR's thermal imaging cameras will providevideo coverage in areas where ground-based radar is obstructed by buildingsor other objects, and be linked to a geospatial map interface to providehigh resolution infrared imagery to aid in the assessment of perimeterintrusion.

"We are proud to be providing state-of-the-art infrared imaging technologyinto this critical security and surveillance application," said Earl Lewis,President and CEO of FLIR Systems, Inc. "Our broad line of thermal imagingsystems for the commercial security market is providing solutions forfacilities where intrusion detection is a critical necessity."

About FLIR Systems

FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, andmarketing of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems for a widevariety of diagnostic, night vision and temperature measurementapplications including building inspection, predictive and preventivemaintenance, transportation night vision, research and development,manufacturing process control, broadcast, search and rescue, druginterdiction, surveillance and reconnaissance, navigation safety, borderand maritime patrol, environmental monitoring and perimeter security.Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this press release, including those related to theCompany's expectations for the value of integrating its ThermoVision SentryII® and ThermoVision Integration Series® cameras with video processingand radar surveillance systems for the commercial security market, areforward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform act of 1995. These statements are based on currentexpectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based,in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are notguarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties thatare difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results maydiffer materially from what is expressed or forecasted in suchforward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including thecontinuing ability to penetrate new market applications for thermal imagingproducts, changes in the competitive environment, the Company's ability tomanufacture sufficient volumes of the ThermoVision Sentry II andThermoVision Integration Series cameras and actual demand for the products,changes in demand for the Company's products generally, product mix, thetiming of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitiveproducts and pricing, the Company's continuing compliance with US exportcontrol laws and regulations, the timely receipt of export licenses forinternational shipments, constraints on supplies of critical components,actual purchases under existing agreements, the continuing eligibility ofthe Company to act as a federal contractor, the amount and availability ofappropriated government procurement funds as well as other risk factorsdiscussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and ExchangeCommission filings and reports, including the Company's Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, In addition, suchstatements could be affected by general industry and market conditions andgrowth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions.Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they aremade and the company does not undertake any obligation to update suchstatements after the date of this release.

Investor ContactTony TrunzoFLIR Systems, Inc.(503) 498-3547www.flir.com

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