Brashear Wins Contract for Small Arms Fire Control System
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19 -- Brashear LP has been awarded a contract from the US Army, Picatinny Arsenal, for the type classification and production of a multipurpose fire control system -- SAFCS II (Small Arms Fire Control System II) -- that will be used on the MK-19 (40 mm) grenade machine gun and other weapons. This contract includes multiyear production options with a potential value of $54.5 million over the next 6 years. The SAFCS II improves the accuracy of the MK-19 by 18 times at a range of 1,000 meters. A high-resolution video sight provides daylight range finding, target engagement and...Read full article
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Published: September 2001