The U.S. Army awarded a five-year, $136 million follow-on contract to space-based optical systems developer Danbury Mission Technologies for the production and installlation of AN/VVR-4 Laser Detecting Systems on military ground vehicles.
The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract was granted exclusively to Danbury and includes 510 laser detecting sets and 40 laser diode pulsers, according to parent company ARKA Group.
Under the IDIQ, Danbury will deliver, test and install the laser warning technology on Army ground combat vehicles. It will also render 38,350 hours of support services.
The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal is the contracting activity.
“We are proud to provide these critical systems to protect our warfighters in the field, so they can safely complete their missions and return home to their families,” Dave Imbrogno, vice president of defense systems at ARKA.