Miles Jamison
Leonardo DRS, a defense technology provider, was awarded a $117 million contract by the U.S. Army to purchase advanced thermal weapon sights.
The company said Tuesday the new order is a continuation of the current IDIQ contract for Family of Weapon Sights – Individual, a clip-on weapon sight that features the company’s uncooled thermal imaging technology.
The FWS-I wirelessly connects to helmet-mounted vision systems such as night vision goggle binoculars and integrated visual augmentation systems. The stand-alone weapon sight works to detect targets day or night, even in challenging environmental conditions.
Jerry Hathaway, senior vice president and general manager of the electro-optical infrared systems business at DRS, said, “This cutting-edge technology ensures soldiers will have the most advanced weapon sight systems on the battlefield today.”
