Marklands EOIR Inc. sees $1.3M in new night vision orders

Marklands EOIR Inc. sees $1.3M in new night vision orders
www.masshightech.com (2005-09-15) Defense and homeland security companies Markland Technologies Inc. and Technest Holding Inc. report the Army’s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate has awarded subsidiary EOIR Technologies Inc. new orders totaling $1.3 million. Awards to Virginia-based EOIR since July 15 total $9.5 million. The orders support combat and anti-terrorism operations in Iraq, said Robert Tarini, chairman and chief executive officer of Markland, which is based in Ridgefield, Conn. EOIR focuses on remote sensor systems and night vision technology and services. The $1.3 million in new orders arrives under the NVESD omnibus contract. The ongoing contract can provide a maximum of $80 million in fiscal year revenues, according to the company.