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BAE Systems To Provide Thermal Weapon Sights To Canada

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Friday, April 2nd, 2010

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BAE Systems will provide second-generation thermal weapon sights to the Canadian Army under a $14 million multi-year contract for the widely used infrared sensors, already in service with the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. The sights are lighter, quieter, and use less power than the first-generation units, reducing the load on soldiers and enabling them to accurately conduct combat missions in obscured-visibility conditions, the company said in a statement. The weapon sights are used on rifles, machine guns, and…

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