Matthew Nelson
L3Harris Technologies has selected optical technology developer Kopin to provide a liquid crystal display module for a rifle fire control system L3Harris is developing in pursuit of the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon program.
Kopin said Thursday it will equip the LCD technology with a video graphics array microdisplay, driver board and a light-emitting diode backlight,
The Army awarded L3Harris and Vortex Optics separate five-year, other transaction agreements in April to produce 6.8mm NGSW-FC systems.
Both companies are expected to deliver initial prototypes beginning in third quarter.
The branch seeks to procure 250K systems with range-finding, environmental sensor and ballistic computation features intended to boost targeting probability and speed up threat engagement.
