L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide its NOVA™ night-vision goggle system to support the Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD) program. The Army awarded a seven-year contract worth up to $465 million to L3Harris, one of several companies chosen to support the program. NOVA is a helmet-mounted binocular device, which modernizes fielded capabilities by providing all-hour, all-weather situational awareness for the U.S. military and allies. NOVA integrates L3Harris’ image intensifier technology and is designed to meet the needs for the next 20-plus years. The BiNOD award builds on L3Harris’ support of existing U.S. Department of War night-vision programs, including the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B). L3Harris has delivered more than 20,000 ENVG-B units to date.
“As an appropriator and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, I’m committed to supporting our national security by ensuring our service men and women have access to the best equipment to defend our freedoms,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. “Investments like this not only bolster the Granite State’s economy, but also directly contribute to the safety and security of the United States and our allies.”
“We worked closely with the Army to understand their requirements for a next-generation binocular solution that is highly capable and low cost,” said Brenna Baker, President, Integrated Vision Solutions, Communications & Spectrum Dominance, L3Harris. “We are focused on moving directly into production to quickly put this capability into the hands of soldiers.”
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider that produces products for command and control systems, wireless equipment, tactical radios, avionics and electronic systems, night vision equipment, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems and products, ocean systems, instrumentation, navigation products, training devices and services, and both terrestrial/spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. The company was formed from the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation on June 29, 2019, which made it the sixth-largest defense contractor in the United States.
