BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $66 MILLION IN ORDERS FOR THERMAL WEAPON SIGHTS
20 Oct 2008 | Ref. 264/2008
LEXINGTON, Massachusetts — The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems orders worth $66 million for continued production of thermal weapon sights. Used on rifles, machine guns, and mounted weapon systems, the sights provide around-the-clock surveillance and target acquisition capabilities, increasing situational awareness, lethality, and survivability for men and women in combat.
The thermal weapon sights, or TWS, allow soldiers to see deep into the battlefield in darkness and through smoke, fog, and other obscurants, helping soldiers detect, identify, and engage targets at increased ranges.
The order is the most recent under a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract administered by the Army’s Research and Development Command Acquisition Center at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. It increases BAE Systems’ total thermal weapon sight contract value to more than $400 million, including funding for initial engineering design for new TWS technology that will reduce the size, weight, and cost of the sights.
“This award will provide urgently needed thermal weapon sights to men and women in the field,” said Bruce Zukauskas, director of thermal weapon sight programs for BAE Systems in Lexington, Massachusetts. “It paves the way for advances in developing the next-generation sights, and will ultimately deliver lighter, smaller, less-expensive sights to those who need them most.”
BAE Systems recently completed deliveries of weapon sights three months ahead of contract schedule on a separate $296 million Army contract. To date, the company has delivered more than 32,000 sights to meet urgent Army TWS fielding requirements in support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 100,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £15.7 billion (US $31.4 billion) in 2007.
For further information, please contact:
Karen Spiller, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 603 885 2818 Mobile: +1 603 566 2090
karen.spiller@baesystems.com
Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8257 Mobile: +1 703 967 3854
shannon.n.smith@baesystems.com
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