Leonardo DRS has received a contract from the US Army to produce advanced infrared (IR) machinegun weapon sights with automatic targeting.
The company will serve as the sole producer of the family of weapon sight-crew served (FWS-CS) system for the US Army.
Valued at $18.9m, the contract is for the low-rate initial production phase.
The latest firm, fixed-price contract is the second one awarded to Leonardo DRS by the US Army for the family of weapon sight-crew served (FWS-CS).
Comprising the weapon sight, wireless remote, and wireless helmet-mounted display, the FWS-CS system integrates a high-resolution 10um high-definition thermal focal plane array.
It also features a colour day camera, laser range finder and ballistic solution calculator.
The features allow the users to precisely fire the weapon with the ‘disturbed reticle technology’.