Northrop Grumman to Provide U.S. Army With Additional Laser Rangefinders
06 Septembre 2007 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
APOPKA, Fla., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract from the U.S.
Army to provide more than 500 hand-held laser target locators to
assist soldiers in locating and identifying enemy targets. A photo
accompanying this release is available at:
http://media.primezone.com/noc/ The value of the contract is $17.5
million, with the first deliveries scheduled for April 2008 and the
final deliveries due August 2009. The Mark VII is a hand-held
target locator that can accurately identify enemy positions and
locations during the day or at night. It can be used to conduct
surveillance and target enemy positions for air or artillery
engagement. "The Mark VII laser rangefinder has been a mainstay in
the Army for a number of years because it is such a great piece of
equipment," said Gregory Williams, general manager of the company's
Laser Systems business unit. "It is small, lightweight, easily
carried, very rugged, highly accurate, gives precise targeting
information, and is extremely dependable. Our warfighters are
comfortable with it, know how to use it, and do, on a regular basis
to effectively locate and identify enemy targets." The Mark VII
system is currently deployed with Army forward observers and
scouts, U.S. Air Force tactical air control parties, U.S. Marine
Corps forward observers and forward air controllers and members of
Special Operations Forces. It is used in the mountains of
Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq where it provides accurate
target location information for U.S. forces. Northrop Grumman
Corporation is a $30 billion global defense and technology company
whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and
solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and
shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corporation CONTACT: Mark Blackington
of Northrop Grumman Corporation, +1-321-354-3790, Web site:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/
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