L3Harris has been selected by the U.S. Army to supply its NOVA helmet-mounted night-vision system under the Binocular Night Observation Device program, in a seven-year contract worth up to $465 million. The award was announced on 13 April 2026 and places L3Harris among several companies chosen to support the Army’s next-generation binocular night-vision effort.
NOVA is a binocular device built around the company’s image intensifier technology and is intended to provide all-hour, all-weather situational awareness for U.S. forces and allied users. The system is positioned as a long-term replacement path for legacy night-vision equipment, with L3Harris describing it as designed to meet requirements for the next 20-plus years.
The BiNOD award extends L3Harris’s existing night-vision footprint with the U.S. military. The company has already delivered more than 20,000 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular units.