Cincy company wins $20M fuze contract

A defense contractor in Cincinnati has won a $20 million contract for munitions work tied to foreign military sales.

L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems Inc. was awarded a $20,083,383 modification to a contract for electronic fuze work, for the nations of Australia and Lebanon.

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Work will be performed in Cincinnati with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2021. L3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems is the largest fuze manufacturer in the United States.

The company has a location on McMann Road, and L-3 Technologies also has a Mason location on Innovation Way. L-3 Technologies is based in New York.

U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.

And in Port Clinton, Ohio, R.J. Runge Co. Inc. was awarded a $8.3 million contract to build a shelter at Toledo Air National Guard Base.

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