PEO Soldier tweeted these photos of the developmental Family of Weapon Sights Sniper (FWS-S), which has languished in development hell for five years now.
These are the first publicly released photos yet of FWS-S which is still in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of acquisition. Once they complete the system, it will be a dedicated thermal sight for the Sniper community.
For those of you unfamiliar with DoD acquisition phases, the EMD phase is where a system is developed and designed before going into production. The goal is to complete the development of a system or increment of capability, complete full system integration, develop affordable and executable manufacturing processes, complete system fabrication, and test and evaluate the system before proceeding into the Production and Deployment (PD) Phase.
Nothing like “speed” of govt when it comes getting our Mil personnel good gear, but when those idiots on hill pass bills with billions of unnecessary spending, it flies through like a rooskie defecting in an antiquated MiG.