Hello, Guest!
  • Saturday, April 20, 2024

L3Harris, Vortex Optics to Develop Gun Fire Control Tech Prototypes for Army

Jeff Brody

The U.S. Army has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and Vortex Optics separate five-year, other transaction agreements to prototype fire control systems for the service branch’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program.

According to a SAM notice posted Tuesday, the Army expects both contractors to deliver their system prototypes for the 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon-Rifle and the NGSW-Automatic Rifle variant within seven months after the award date.

The branch added it may award follow-on production contracts upon completion of work under the OTAs without conducting a competitive acquisition process.

The Army previously said in a prototyping opportunity notice it intends for the NGSW-Fire Control system to help soldiers reach targets from a distance of at least at 600 meters.

Video of the Day

Related Articles

DOD Taps ATI to Serve as Defense Industrial Base Consortium Manager Contract Awards

DOD Taps ATI to Serve as Defense Industrial Base Consortium Manager

Advanced Technology International will manage the Defense Industrial Base Consortium under an other transaction agreement the Department of Defense awarded to the non-profit research institution. The DIBC OTA will support rapid research and provide access to commercial offerings to help meet defense requirements and drive innovations.

Register here to hear insights from defense and government officials and other researchers, experts and decision makers at the Potomac Officers Club's 10th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Jan. 31.

Micross Secures $134M Army Advanced Packaging Ecosystem CTA Agreement Contract Awards

Micross Secures $134M Army Advanced Packaging Ecosystem CTA Agreement

Micross Advanced Interconnect Technologies has received a $134.3 million other transaction authority agreement from the U.S. Army to develop a domestic, open-access ecosystem for 2.5D and 3D packaging production. The packaging ecosystem will accommodate low-volume and high-mix production of 2.5D and 3D advanced system integration and packaging secure technologies, the Department of Defense said Monday.

AFRL Seeks White Papers for $498M Extreme Computing Broad Agency Announcement News

AFRL Seeks White Papers for $498M Extreme Computing Broad Agency Announcement

The Air Force Research Laboratory has begun soliciting white papers for a potential five-year, $497.9 million broad agency announcement that seeks to support research, development, integration and testing of computing technologies, architectures and techniques. The Extreme Computing BAA has four technical areas: advancing computing technology and applications; nanocomputing; neuromorphic computing and applying machine learning; robust