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Exelis Receives Army Gen 3 Night Vision Order

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 12th, 2014

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Exelis Receives Army Gen 3 Night Vision Order

Night Vision Systems Photo: Exelis

Exelis [XLS] Friday said it was awarded an $8 million contract to provide the Army with Generation 3 night vision equipment. The award is under the U.S. Army-managed OMNI VIII indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract awarded to Exelis in 2011. Delivery for this latest order is scheduled to take place during late 2014 and early 2015. Exelis Generation 3 night vision equipment is designed for a variety of Army night operations. Gen 3 tube technology is the clearest and most advanced available,…

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