This third-generation goggle vastly improves situational awareness and is expected to change the way ground troops fight. Connected through a wireless system, the weapon-mounted thermal sight is designed to transmit imagery to the night vision goggle. This allows troops to stay protected while raising their weapon over an obstacle or around a corner, no longer exposing themselves to enemy fire to aim and fire their weapon. The technology also allows soldiers to acquire and engage more rapidly.

“DRS has a long history of providing the U.S. military with leading thermal weapon sight and night vision technology and we look forward to providing this important future capability to ensure our warfighters remain the best equipped in the world,” said Shawn Black, vice president and general manager of Infrared Sensors and Systems at DRS Technologies. “These devices are a result of years of DRS-led innovation and development through U.S. Army and DRS investment. The result is a device that affordably and significantly improves the ability of troops to see and engage targets more rapidly in degraded combat conditions.”

This game-changing technology will provide U.S. troops with more safety and the technological edge on the battlefield while vastly improving mission effectiveness.

“This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the DRS team and its partners who understand the customer’s requirements for unique innovation and the development of superior products for our warfighters,” Black said.