Tue, 20 April 2021 |
Elbit Systems Awarded US$41 Million Night
Vision Goggles Contract for US Marine Corps
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Elbit Systems has been awarded a
delivery order valued at approximately $41 million for the supply
of night vision systems and various spare components to the U.S.
Marine Corps.
The order will be executed in Roanoke, Virginia and
will be supplied through March 2022.
The order is part of
a $249 million five-year Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from
6 September 2019, under which the U.S. Marine Corps are supplied
with Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle (SBNVG) systems
consisting of high-performance, white phosphor image intensifier
binoculars, modular uncooled thermal imaging sensors and common
external power supplies – providing Marines improved mobility and
situational awareness during night operations.
Raanan
Horowitz, President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, said,
“Marines need to quickly understand their surroundings and act to
engage their targets – no matter the light conditions – and Elbit
Systems of America’s SBNVG provides this power in a lightweight,
adjustable system that is an ideal upgrade.”
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