EOTech Awarded $25 Million Contract for Optical Sighting System
GW: EOTech’s innovative sighting systems have been around for a long time and at one time were sold under the Bushnell brand: HoloSight. However, Bushnell and EOTech have parted ways. I have used one of EOTech’s HoloSight optics on a custom SSK Industries .45-70 Contender for many years and love the system. The brutal force of the hard-kicking .45-70 custom loads I feed the Contender never upset the zero – and, when I say hard-kicking, I mean over double the force of the “wimpy” .44 Magnum. J.D. Jones, founder of SSK Industries, was correct when he said of his handcannon: “You’ve got a tiger by the tail.”
What makes the sight better than the dimestore red dots is that it works in low light situations – those critical to big game hunters. Cheap red dots, on the other hand, reflect the red light back into the user’s eyes when it starts to get dark, rendering the optics completely useless. In addition, cheap red dots subtend a larger portion, if not all, of long-range targets. Not so with EOTech’s adjustable dot.
Congratulations to a fine Michigan-based company for the military contract!
ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN – L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that the EOTech division has been awarded a $25 million firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ), non-competitive follow-on contract to provide its miniature day/night optical sighting systems in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) Weapons Accessories Program. Production of the units will be performed at the EOTech facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“L-3 EOTech offers the only state-of-the-art holographic weapon sights available and fielded for the military market. We are proud to supply the military with innovative technology that provides our warfighters with both increased accuracy and situational awareness,” said Paul Mangano, president of EOTech.
EOTech’s unique holographic weapon sighting system is based on the same target acquisition technology used on aircraft. When viewed through a holographic sight, the soldier will perceive the reticle on the same plane as the target, eliminating critical sighting time and allowing the operator to instantly engage a target. This complex holographic sighting technology is currently only available in EOTech products.
In support of the Weapons Accessories Program, the L-3 EOTech line of sighting systems offers operators faster and more precise target acquisition capabilities when used with the small arms weapons platforms, as well as other individual and crew-served weapons. EOTech sights significantly improve the effectiveness of launchers by providing faster and more accurate targeting abilities through advanced holographic technology.
L-3 EOTech is the exclusive manufacturer and world leader of holographic sighting systems for small arms and is dedicated to continually producing high-quality, battle-tested products for U.S. servicemen and women. The sights are manufactured and distributed worldwide from the headquarters located in Ann Arbor, Mich. These advanced technology sights are used extensively by elite military groups, federal law enforcement, as well as state and local law enforcement organizations. To learn more about L-3 EOTech, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com/eotech.
