U.S. Army Awards ITT $121 Million Contract for Night Vision Goggles
April 16 2009 - 5:13PM
Business Wire
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has received a $121 million order
from the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command
Acquisition Center for the AN/PVS-14, ITT�s most popular night
vision goggle. This order represents the fifth largest ever
received by the division.
�The Omnibus VII contract has allowed us to provide the Army
with night vision goggles that are a critical component for
soldiers to safely perform nighttime missions,� said Mike Hayman,
president and general manager, ITT Night Vision. �We are excited to
receive this latest order, and are even prouder to support our
nation�s warfighters.�
The AN/PVS-14 is a high-performance, lightweight and reliable
night vision goggle that provides enhanced resolution for target
identification. These rugged devices can be hand-held, head- or
weapon-mounted, or fitted to a camera. The AN/PVS-14 operates on a
single AA battery, and comes equipped with ITT�s proprietary
thin-filmed Pinnacle� image intensifier tube. The Pinnacle� tube�s
ability to detect available light is more than 10 times the power
of previous generations of tubes.
ITT has received Omnibus VII orders for more than 300,000
AN/PVS-14 monocular devices, 3,000 AN/PVS-7 goggles and 100,000
associated spare image intensifier tubes. ITT continues to be the
world�s leader in night vision technology. In 2008, ITT became the
sole supplier of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) for the
U.S. Army.
The ENVG allows the user to optically overlay thermal infrared
(IR) for target detection and image intensification (I�) for target
identification. ITT has also developed five prototype ENVG
(Digital) which digitally fuse I� and IR allowing for images to be
exported into the tactical network. These units will be field
tested at Ft. Benning in April 2009. For 50 years, ITT�s
contributions to night vision technology have made the company the
leader in the field, and a trusted partner to the U.S. Military and
allied militaries.
ITT�s Night Vision division, based in Roanoke, Va., is the
world�s leading developer, producer and supplier of head- and
helmet-mounted night vision solutions and image intensifiers for
U.S. and allied military forces as well as the homeland security
market. ITT has served the U.S. military with premier research,
development, production and logistics for analog and digital fusion
solutions for 50 years. ITT delivered its one millionth Gen 3 image
intensification tube in 2007. To learn more, visit
www.nightvision.com.
About ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and
manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three
vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and
security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of
innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver
extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments,
provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered
in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2008 sales of $11.7
billion. www.itt.com
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