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FLIR Completes Strategic Investment in DroneBase

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FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) and DroneBase, Inc. announced today
that FLIR has made a strategic investment in DroneBase, a global drone
operations company that provides businesses access to one of the largest
Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) pilot networks. The investment
establishes FLIR as the exclusive provider of thermal product solutions
and as the official small UAS thermal imaging training provider for the
DroneBase enterprise pilot network through the FLIR Infrared Training
Center (ITC).

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FLIR Systems makes a strategic investment in DroneBase, a global drone operations company that provi ...

FLIR Systems makes a strategic investment in DroneBase, a global drone operations company that provides businesses access to one of the largest Unmanned Aerial Surveillance pilot networks. FLIR becomes the exclusive provider of thermal imaging cameras for the DroneBase pilot network. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Our investment in DroneBase helps expand the adoption of FLIR thermal
imaging technology by putting it in the hands of more pilots who fly
drones every day,” said Jim Cannon, President and CEO of FLIR.
“DroneBase’s enterprise pilot network will receive training by
professional thermographers, enabling DroneBase to offer specialized
thermal inspection services for customers on a wider scale, and creating
an opportunity for FLIR to incorporate additional service offerings
through DroneBase in the future.”

DroneBase and its pilots have completed over 100,000 commercial missions
in more than 70 countries providing services across multiple industries,
such as residential and commercial real estate, insurance,
telecommunications, construction, and media. FLIR and DroneBase will
collaborate to develop specialized training for DroneBase pilots through
the FLIR ITC, creating an exclusive pilot network through a DroneBase
certification process.

“Through FLIR’s strategic investment in DroneBase, we are now able to
offer scalable thermal solutions to enterprises of any size,” said Dan
Burton, CEO and Founder of DroneBase. “This access to valuable data will
allow stakeholders to make better decisions about their most critical
assets. Like myself, many DroneBase pilots relied on FLIR products when
they served in the military. This integration will offer military
veterans a chance to work with FLIR again and leverage their training in
their civilian lives.”

To learn more about DroneBase visit www.dronebase.com.

About FLIR Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1978, FLIR Systems is a world-leading industrial
technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense,
industrial, and commercial applications. FLIR Systems’ vision is to be
“The World’s Sixth Sense, creating technologies to help professionals
make more informed decisions that save lives and livelihoods. For more
information, please visit
www.flir.com
and follow
@flir.

About DroneBase

DroneBase is the largest global drone operations company, which
provides businesses with stunning aerial information to make better,
real-time decisions about their most critical assets from the world’s
largest Pilot Network. Based in Los Angeles, the company is the trusted,
go-to platform for aerial images and data for worldwide enterprise
commercial clients across multiple industries such as residential and
commercial real estate, insurance, telecommunications, construction, and
media. DroneBase has completed over 100,000 commercial missions flown in
over 70 countries and in all 50 states. The company was incubated by Y
Combinator and has raised funding from FLIR Systems, Union Square
Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Pritzker Group, Accel
Partners, SV Angel and DJI.