Army PEO Soldier orders handheld target locators

The Army has awarded BAE Systems Inc. a five-year, $41.9 million contract to deliver handheld target locators.

Under the contract, BAE Systems will provide the Army with Laser Target Locator Modules that give soldiers the ability to register target coordinates quickly and accurately, company officials said.

The lightweight devices, which weigh about 5.5 pounds, incorporate an array of capabilities such as direct-view optics, a night-vision camera, a laser range finder, a digital compass and a Global Positioning System receiver.

The devices can accurately pinpoint targets during the day, at night, in fog and in smoke, the officials said.

BAE will perform the work at its facility in Nashua, N.H. The contracting activity is Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Belvoir, Va.

The company, based in Rockville, Md., announced last month that it had won a $20 million contract to help the Air Force monitor compliance with nuclear treaties.