Leonardo DRS awarded $52M follow-on production order

Leonardo DRS announced that it has received an order for continued production of its advanced Sniper Weapon Sights for U.S. Army snipers. The recently awarded production order for $52M was made under the current Family of Weapon Sights-Sniper IDIQ contract. Incorporating DRS’s proven cooled infrared imaging technology, FWS-S is a clip-on thermal weapon sight used in conjunction with existing daytime sniper optics to provide rapid target acquisition capabilities to the sniper during day and night. The sighting system gives users the ability to acquire targets in a range of difficult environmental conditions, including smoke or fog, providing strategic and tactical advantages to the sniper. “Ensuring soldiers have the most advanced technology on the battlefield today is critical, and the Family of Weapon Sights – Sniper answers that call,” said Jerry Hathaway, senior vice president and general manager of DRS’s Electro-Optical Infrared Systems business. “We are proud to provide this innovative technology, and proud the U.S. Army recognizes us as a trusted partner to continue delivering these systems to the frontline warfighters.”