Dubai Airshow 2017: FLIR continues to surveil Middle East
FLIR Systems closed on order for its Ranger HDC multisensor surveillance system in the Middle East via a US company worth in the region of $10million.
The non-disclosed order will see deliveries take place over a period of two years and it will be utilised for border surveillance operations.
FLIR has a solid footprint in the region with more than 1,000 systems operating in the Middle East across land and airborne platforms.
A company spokesperson told Shephard at the Dubai Airshow: ‘We have a healthy portion of the Middle Eastern market, we are seeing year on year growth here. This
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