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U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Pouttu, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), adjusts the Advanced Target Pointer Illuminator Aiming Light (ATPIAL) AN/PEQ-15 on PFC Abel Furne’s M4 rifle, also from the 55th Signal Company, before a night life fire during a bi-annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), Fort AP Hill, Va., Sept. 23, 2015. The 55th Signal Company conducts a FTX twice a year in order to maintain tactical proficiency, as well as to develop and prepare Soldiers for the rigor of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul/Released)

L-3 has been awarded a $10.6 million U.S. Special Operations Command contract for laser targeting systems.

Under the three-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, L-3 will provide Advanced Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Lasers, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

“The Advanced Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser is part of the visual augmentation system utilized by the U.S. Special Operations Command to carry out assigned missions,” the DoD said. “This system combines the capabilities for visible and infrared lasers for precise weapon aiming and target/area illumination.”

The contract was awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in Crane, Indiana.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.