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VTG Awarded Contract To Install ODIN Laser Weapons On Five More Destroyers

VTG Awarded Contract To Install ODIN Laser Weapons On Five More Destroyers
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday is briefed on directed energy systems like the Optical Dazzler Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) during a visit to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division on November 17, 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy awarded VTG a contract worth $9 million to install and integrate the Navy’s new dazzling directed energy laser on five more Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The company said the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC-PHD) selected it to install the AN/SEQ-4 Optical Dazzler Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) on five destroyers in a contract awarded in April. VTG previously successfully installed the ODIN system on the USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and USS Spruance (DDG-111) in 2020 via a separate contract.…

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