FLIR Systems Announces $6.3 Million Order From the United Arab Emirates

PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - July 2, 2008) - FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has received a $6.3 million order from the General Headquarters of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense for the company's Star SAFIRE® III stabilized, multi-sensor systems. The units delivered under this order will be installed on fixed-wing surveillance platforms for use in counter-smuggling and counter-terror missions within the United Arab Emirates. The order is a follow-on option to a previously signed contract between FLIR and the General Headquarters. This $6.3 million option brings the total value of the contract award to over $34 million within the past year.

Work on this order will be performed at FLIR's facilities in Portland, Oregon and deliveries are expected to be completed within the next twelve months.

"This order, representing a continuation of the long-standing relationship between FLIR and the USA's strong ally, the United Arab Emirates, demonstrates the outstanding performance of our products in harsh operating conditions," said Earl R. Lewis, President and CEO of FLIR Systems, Inc. "We are pleased the United Arab Emirates has once again chosen FLIR products for these critical missions."

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this release by Earl R. Lewis, and the other statements in this release about the 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 the Company'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 demand for the Company's products, product mix, the timing of customer deliveries under the order discussed above, the impact of competitive products and pricing, constraints on supplies of critical components, excess or shortage of production capacity, the ability of the Company to manufacture and ship products in the time period required, the Company's continuing compliance with US export control laws and regulations, the timely receipt of export licenses for international shipments, the continuing eligibility of the Company to act as a federal contractor, the amount and availability of appropriated government procurement funds and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company'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 the Company 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.

About FLIR Systems

FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems for a wide variety of thermography and imaging applications including condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, airborne observation and broadcast, search and rescue, drug interdiction, surveillance and reconnaissance, navigation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring and ground-based security. Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com.

Contact Information: Company contact: Tony Trunzo FLIR Systems, Inc. (503) 498-3547 www.flir.com