A 5 minute search turned up a STC and a company that sells a modification that allows for this (infrared) to be fitted to a C182:
FLIR (Inframetrics) Mounts | Paravion Technology
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...57562004E8FCA?
There are some good pictures on their website which look exactly the same as this story (diff aircraft maybe).
Edit, actually, they have a picture of a white one that has the exact same paint scheme as the airplane in the article.