SANTA ANA, CA - TTM Technologies has announced that it has received an $8 million contract of from BAE Systems for the production of PCBs and PCB assemblies used in the Thermal Weapons Systems Program.

The Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) program will produce thermal sights for weapon applications that allow gunners to see further into a battlefield, increasing surveillance and target acquisition range.

The contract for production and delivery began in April 2008, and will extend over 12 months. Work will be performed in TTM’s Stafford and Stafford Springs, CT and Santa Clara, CA facilities.

Kent Alder, president of TTM, said, "We are pleased that BAE Systems has awarded TTM this contract for our highly technical PCBs and PCB assemblies, which will contribute to current and future infantry armament."