MRC Optics to Provide US Army Tank Replacement Mirrors

MRC Optics of Sarasota, Fla., has been awarded a multiyear contract to provide precision metal optical mirrors for the M1A1 Abrams tank fire-control electro-optical suite, MRC Optics' parent company, Northvale, N.J.-based Photonic Products Group, announced yesterday. The contract from the US Army Tank Automotive & Armaments Command in Rock Island, Ill., will pay $660,000 for first-year deliveries, with options for additional releases over the next three years. MRC Optics will also receive $240,000 this summer from the US Army's Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Ala., to refurbish existing M1A1 tank mirrors under a continuing contract.