Manufacturer awarded $60M Air Force contract; how Clermont County facility is involved

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) – A Greater Cincinnati-based subsidiary of one of the country’s largest defense firms has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract.

L3Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Florida-based L3Harris Technologies, received a $60 million contract Sept. 14 from the U.S. Air Force to advance its production of proximity sensors, or DSU-43/B Cockpit Selectable Height of Burst Sensors (C-HOBS).

The proximity sensors, which allow aircrews to choose the precise detonation altitude and help them tailor the munition’s effect to different targets and mission environments, will be produced at L3Harris’ Greater Cincinnati facility at 3975 McMann Road in Clermont County’s Union Township…

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