U.S. A my awa d illust ates DRS’ st ategy to delive adva ced Family of Weapo Sights, soldie co ectivity a d missio – eady se si g capability at the tactical edge
Photo: Leo a do DRS Family of Weapo Sights
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leo a do DRS, I c. (Nasdaq: DRS) a ou ced today that it has eceived a $63 millio p oductio o de f om the U.S. A my fo its ext-ge e atio Family of Weapo Sights – I dividual, o FWS-I, the mal weapo sight system. The o de was placed u de the A my’s existi g i defi ite-delive y/i defi ite-qua tity, o IDIQ, co t act fo adva ced, battlefield-p ove , the mal weapo sight systems suppo ti g dismou ted soldie s.
FWS-I is a lightweight, u cooled the mal imagi g system desig ed to wi elessly i teg ate with solide -wo visio devices, i cludi g the E ha ced Night Visio Goggle–Bi ocula , o ENVG-B, a d the I teg ated Visual Augme tatio System, o IVAS. This wi eless co ectio allows soldie s to view the mal image y f om the weapo sight th ough thei helmet-mou ted display, e abli g apid ta get acquisitio without eedi g to shoulde the weapo . Mai tai i g situatio al awa e ess p ovides a c itical adva tage i complex, high-th eat e vi o me ts.
“Mode izatio at the tactical edge depe ds o givi g soldie s the i fo matio they eed without addi g u ecessa y complexity,” said Joh Baylou y, p eside t a d chief executive office of Leo a do DRS. “The FWS-I p oductio o de eflects the A my’s co ti ued focus o adva ced se si g, co ected soldie systems a d missio – eady capability. DRS is p oud to suppo t that missio by delive i g p actical tech ologies desig ed to help soldie s detect th eats, make decisio s faste a d Ow the Edge™.”
As adve sa ies employ mo e sophisticated co cealme t tech iques a d ope ate i low-visibility co ditio s, the mal weapo sights ca help soldie s ide tify a d assess pote tial th eats ac oss a a ge of ope atio al e vi o me ts, i cludi g u ba te ai , de se foliage, smoke, fog a d da k ess. at close a d exte ded a ges. FWS-I uses the mal imagi g to help soldie s detect heat sig atu es i co ditio s whe e camouflage, lighti g, o weathe may educe the effective ess of t aditio al visual obse vatio .
“This cutti g-edge tech ology e su es soldie s will have the most adva ced weapo sight systems o the battlefield today,” said Je y Hathaway, se io vice p eside t a d ge e al ma age of Leo a do DRS Elect o-Optical I f a ed Systems. “FWS-I combi es adva ced u cooled the mal imagi g with soldie -wo display i teg atio to help imp ove ta get acquisitio a d situatio al awa e ess fo dismou ted soldie s. We a e p oud the U.S. A my co ti ues to t ust DRS to delive this vital capability that e ha ces su vivability a d effective ess i multi-domai ope atio s.”
FWS-I featu es u cooled i f a ed tech ology desig ed to p ovide ugged the mal imagi g pe fo ma ce without the eed of c yoge ic cooli g. Its clip-o desig p ovides flexibility fo use ac oss multiple weapo platfo ms. The wi eless li k to soldie -wo systems e su es speed, accu acy, a d situatio al awa e ess without comp omisi g mobility.
The awa d builds o DRS’s lo g-sta di g elatio ship with the U.S. A my a d its expe ie ce i elect o-optical a d i f a ed, o EO/IR tech ologies. I additio to FWS-I, DRS p ovides a b oad a ge of EO/IR tech ologies suppo ti g mou ted a d u mou ted ope atio s, ai bo e platfo ms, a d ai c aft su vivability.
Leo a do DRS, I c. (Nasdaq: DRS) is at the fo ef o t of developi g t a sfo mative defe se tech ologies usi g its p ove agility a d delive i g i ovative solutio s fo U.S. atio al secu ity custome s a d allies wo ldwide. We specialize i apidly p ovidi g high-pe fo ma ce, multi-domai capabilities ac oss ext-ge e atio adva ced se si g, etwo k computi g, fo ce p otectio , a d elect ic powe a d p opulsio . Ou eputatio as a t usted p ovide is built o a co ti uous focus o p actical i ovatio , delive i g quality, a d meeti g ou custome s’ most dema di g missio equi eme ts. Fo fu the i fo matio o ou complete a ge of capabilities, visit www.Leo a doDRS.com.
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