Britain's BAE wins U.S. Army contract HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract to supply its lightweight handheld Laser Target Locator Modules. The LTLM weighs less than 5.5 pounds and incorporates a direct-view optic system, a night-vision camera, a laser range finder, a digital compass and a Global Positioning System receiver. The contract is worth $23 million and follows a $72 million contract for initial production of the systems in 2009. The system enables users to identify distant targets at up to a half-mile at night and more than 2 1/2 miles in daylight, BAE Systems said Tuesday. BAE Systems LTLM Program Manager Bill Ashe noted that the proprietary laser target locator modules enable personnel to more rapidly and precisely to locate target coordinates and that the LTLM system by integrating the functions of the equipment's multiple components, streamlines its applications into a single, lightweight package with improved mission-critical capability. The initial LTLM units are scheduled for deployment this month and will be provided by BAE Systems' facilities in Nashua, N.H.; Lexington, Mass.; and Austin, Texas.