Thermal Imaging Technology Improves Nighttime Driving Safety

Portland, OR - October 29, 2007 - FLIR Systems, Inc.

(NASDAQ:FLIR) announced the release of PathFindIR, the core thermal imager in BMW's Night Vision nighttime driving aid, to the after-market automotive community.  The PathFindIR thermal imager reduces the risks for anyone who drives at night by allowing them to see 5-times farther than with headlights.

The PathFindIR's thermal imager creates real-time video by detecting subtle differences in temperature, which the driver views from any in dash or aftermarket display with an auxiliary video input. To a thermal imager, warm objects appear white and cool objects appear black.

By allowing drivers to see so much farther, PathFindIR gives drivers more time to react to objects in front of their vehicle. Additionally, with PathFindIR drivers can see vehicles, pedestrians, and animals before they even enter the road, monitoring their activity as they approach the road from either side.

"We are pleased to be able to make this lifesaving technology available to the broader automotive community," said Earl Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of FLIR Systems.

Visit FLIR at booth # 4630 to see how we're changing the way the world sees at night.

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 imaging and thermography applications including airborne observation and broadcast, search and rescue, drug interdiction, surveillance and reconnaissance, navigation safety, border and maritime patrol, land-based security, environmental monitoring, condition monitoring, research and development, and manufacturing process control. FLIR Systems is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, with service and manufacturing facilities
worldwide. Visit the company's web site at www.flir.com.