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FLIR wins $50M special ops sensor contract

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150312-N-YJ133-085 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (March 12, 2015) Members of Special Boat Team 22 participate in a Special Operations Craft Riverine demonstration at the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. NAVSCIATTS trains and educates Foreign Security Forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Richard Miller/Released)

FLIR has been awarded a $49.9 million contract to provide sensors for special operations maritime craft.

Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the company will provide its Combatant Craft Forward Looking Infrared variant 2 (CCFLIR2) system, with day/night and infrared imaging to detect surface targets, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

“CCFLIR2 incorporates improved optics and image processing that allows the user to see the same target in multiple wavelengths, highlighting the target features and discriminators,” the Department of Defense said.

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