ITT to supply U.S. Army with night-vision tubes

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., 18 March 2008.ITT Corp.'s night vision division was awarded a $5.5 million Majorbus order from the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J. ITT was awarded 100 percent of the order for aviation image tubes, considered the heart of the night-vision goggle. The order will provide replacement spares in support of the military's reset initiative to repair and refurbish all battle-worn equipment.

The Generation 3 image intensifier tube are designed for aviation night vision goggles, such as the AN/AVS-6 and AN/AVS-9. All U.S. military service branches will requisition their need for spare image tubes from this supply, maintained by the CECOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).