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BAE Wins $13.5 Million U.S. Army Contract For New Thermal Weapon Sites

Thursday, October 6th, 2016

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BAE Wins $13.5 Million U.S. Army Contract For New Thermal Weapon Sites

The Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual (ENVG III/FWS-I) thermal weapon sight. Photo: BAE Systems.

The U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a $13.5 million order to start producing the new Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight for soldiers, the company said Tuesday.The contract is a low rate initial production (LRIP) award to deliver over 100 weapon sight systems as part of a previously announced five-year contract for the Army’s Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual (ENVG III/FWS-I) program, the company said. The earlier contract was announced in May 2015…

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