Romania approved for additional $280 million Patriot Air Defence System buy
The possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) from the US will cover the system and any related equipment with Lockheed Martin and RTX as primary contractors.
L3 announces US Army ENVG-B contract
L3 Technologies has received a three-year, $391 million contract from the US Army Contracting Command to provide the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B), the company announced on 18 June.
The ENVG-B includes L3’s white phosphor image intensification technology in a dual-tube goggle, as well as a separate thermal channel for image fusion and thermal target detection. The technology will increase the user's ability to locate and engage threats and access common operating environment imagery.
The ENVG-B will also include a new high-resolution display and an embedded soldier wireless personal area network, rapid target acquisition and augmented reality algorithms to interface with the US Army’s Nett Warrior. The complete system will interface with the army’s next-generation family of weapon sights, while enhancing interoperability and data sharing.
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