The Defense Department announced this week that the Army has awarded Raytheon Systems Co. a contract worth as much as $338.3 million for the production of Long-Range Scout Surveillance Systems. The systems are made up of second-generation Forward Looking Infrared, long-range optics, an eyesafe laser rangefinder, a video camera and Global Positioning System technologies. They will be used by Army scout vehicles like humvees to detect targets at greater ranges than current capabilities permit. Raytheon, the only company to bid...
