SHOT 2014: Revision secures IHPS contract
Revision Military provided details of its US Army contract for a next generation helmet system at the SHOT Show 2014.
The company secured a $783,000 contract for PEO Soldier's Integrated Head Protection System (IHPS) Soldier Protective System (SPS), a two-year development-to-acquisition programme. Additional options could take the contract up to $15 million.
Revision was one of three companies to receive awards under IHPS. The other two are 3M/Ceradyne and Gentex.
PEO Soldier is running the three vendors through two initial phases, during which each firm will provide between 50 and 400 samples of their IHPS.
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