
The Army has selected Leonardo DRS [DRS] and Elbit Systems of America [ESLT] for a competitive prototyping effort to develop the next generation of its hand-held precision laser targeting system. The two firms will work over the next 30 months on building prototypes for the Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS) II, with Leonardo DRS as the incumbent manufacturer for the currently fielded JETS capability. “We are proud to have built on the success of our JETS I technology to provide…