Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced it received an $8.9 million production order from Gyrocam for thermal cameras for mine-protected vehicles.

Lockheed Martin’s cameras are designed into Gyrocam systems. Lockheed Martin’s Santa Barbara Focalplane (SBF) production operations will produce the cameras.

The order is for 150 Integrated Dewar Cooler Assembly thermal cameras and is the first of 500 projected systems under the Army contract.

Lockheed Martin’s SBF cameras will provide thermal capabilities to the Army’s Vehicle Optics Sensor System for mine protected vehicles. The multi-sensor camera system offers zoom, night vision and thermal capabilities, and is mounted on a telescoping mast that is gyro-stabilized for operations on the move.

“The incorporation of the SBF camera into the Gyrocam System will provide the Warfighter with the highest quality of thermal capability and sensitivity imaging available,” Pat Sunderlin, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control director of Operations, said. “Our fully digital infrared technology allows for outstanding developmental opportunities that can be further applied in this arena.”

Lockheed Martin’s SBF operation, located in Santa Barbara County, Calif., serves as an Infrared Center of Excellence. It is engaged in research, design, development and manufacture of state-of-the-art infrared detectors and sensor engines for programs such as the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.