L-3 Wescam wins $90 million contract from U.S. Air Force

NEW YORK, 26 Dec. 2008.L-3 Communication's Wescam subsidiary won a $90 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). The initial order under the ID/IQ is for MX-15Di turrets with deliveries to begin in 2009.

"Wescam's MX turrets display excellent imaging capabilities, target location accuracy and reliability, and have quickly become the backbone of the Air Force's ISR aircraft," says John Dehne, president of L-3 Wescam. "This award underscores our ability to rapidly provide leading-edge EO/IR technology to aid our Global War on Terror."