L-3 EOtech receives contract for small arms holographic sights

L-3 Communications EOTech has received a $23.6 million contract for Miniature Aiming System Day Optics close quarter combat sights and clip-on magnifiers for U.S. Special Operations Command.

Work on the contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Thursday, will be performed in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is expected to be completed by September 2028. Department of Defense fiscal 2018 procurement funding in the amount of $308,570 will be obligated at time of award.

The Miniature Aiming System Day Optic is a holographic sight that is designed for reflexive aiming during close quarters combat.

The clip-on magnifier allows the sight to be used at greater ranges. It requires no tools for zeroing and maintains the sights reflexive nature. It can be installed at need when longer range optics are required to complement the holographic sight.

Holographic sights are designed to be used in close-range situations and give a projected image that remains on target regardless of the angle the user's sight picture may be. They are used by military and law enforcement around the world on carbines, with some models for handguns.

Colt contracted for M4, M4A1 rifles for foreign military sales
Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2018 - Colt's Manufacturing has received a $57.7 million foreign military sales contract for up to 10,000 M4 and M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles.

The rifles are for delivery to Jordan, Morocco, Afghanistan, Senegal, Tunisia and Pakistan under the U.S. government's foreign military sales program.

Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in West Hartford, Conn., and is expected to be completed in September 2019. Fiscal 2018 foreign military sales funds in the amount of $57.7 million were obligated at the time of award.

The M4 carbine is a standard-issue weapon in use by the U.S. military, as well as many other nations. It is capable of single-shot and three-round burst operation and is typically loaded by NATO standard STANAG 30-round magazines.

The M4 is able to mount a variety of accessories such as optics, thermal sights, bipods, foregrips and lasers. It has faced criticism from users for easily jamming in dirty environments and lack of stopping power. Others have said it's light weight and accuracy made it an effective weapon as long as it was well

maintained.

The M4A1 version of the weapon, employed by U.S. Special Forces and other units, is capable of semi-automatic and fully automatic modes, but is otherwise identical to the standard M4.

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