L-3 awarded contracts for EO/IR turrets

L-3 WESCAM has been awarded multiple contracts for electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turrets.

Among the purchasers of its MXTM systems are the Royal Thai Navy, the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The total value of the contracts is more than $90 million, according to an L-3 WESCAM news release.

In particular, the Thai Navy will equip its Krabi patrol vessels with the MXTM-10MS.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command will equip its AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft with the MXTM-20D, which will be used by U.S. Navy and Australian P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft.

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