Army awards contract for counter-IED vehicle system

The Army has awarded a $92.5 million sole-source contract for at least 180 Husky Mounted Detection Systems, the Defense Department announced this week.

Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, the parent company of NIITEK, on Aug. 15 received the four-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity award to produce new systems, replace fielded parts  and provide spare parts.

The HMDS, an armored vehicle-mounted ground-penetrating radar system, is used by the Army to detect and mark land mines and other explosive hazards.

The service also has plans to upgrade its current HMDSs, part of a total $78.5 million funding line in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.