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BAE Systems Inc. has landed $138 million to supply the U.S. Army with thermal weapon sights, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Under the deal, BAE’s Lexington facility will produce more than 16,000 thermal weapon sights for the Army. Work on the contract is expected to be completed by November 2010.
The sights use infrared sensors to allow soldiers to see in darkness, and through fog and smoke. The sights are mounted on rifles, machine guns and vehicle-mounted weapon systems.
BAE makes and tests the AN/PAS-13C(V) thermal weapon sight at its Electronics and Integrated Solutions division in Lexington. The defense contractor opened the 33,000-square-foot design center for military night-vision applications in January 2008.
In October, BAE landed $66 million in orders from the U.S. Army for thermal weapon sights. BAE has brought in more than $500 million for its thermal weapon sights to date, through a five-year agreement with the U.S Army’s Research and Development Command Acquisition Center at Maryland’s Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
BAE Systems Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems PLC and is headquartered in Rockville, Md. BAE Systems Inc. employs more than 30,000 people. BAE Systems PLC reported 2007 annual sales of $31.4 billion.
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