SOF - Special Operations
Gentex wins USSOCOM helmet contract
Gentex has received an IDIQ contract from the US Department of Defense to supply personnel equipment for US Special Operations Forces.
Under the contract – worth up to $95 million over five years with a two-year option period – Gentex will supply SOF personal equipment advance requirements (SPEAR) coxswain helmet systems.
The contract will run through July 2024.
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