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Leonardo DRS Announces $800 Million In Sensor Contracts, Including Army Deal For New Mounted Laser Rangefinder

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

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Leonardo DRS on Tuesday announced $800 million in electro-optical and infrared sensors contracts from the Pentagon, including a $231 million deal to deliver a new tripod mounted laser designator rangefinder to the Army.The Army in September awarded Leonardo DRS a 10-year deal to potentially deliver 2,700 next-generation Lightweight Laser Designator Rangement (LLDR) for forward observers to assess calls for precision-guided munitions.“The LLDR is a crew operated forward observer system. It’s basically a tripod mounted system that can be used in…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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