A Newport company won a $21 million defense contract this week that is expected to bring 43 new jobs to the city.
Revision Military manufactures high-tech helmets and eye protection for military use, and won a Defense Logistics Agency contract to provide 90,000 Advanced Combat Helmets at more than $230 apiece.
According to a release from Senator Patrick Leahy’s office touting the contract, “Revision won the larger of two contracts awarded by the DLA because of its ability to provide a high-quality timely and cost-effective solution to an anticipated gap in protective headwear in 2014 and 2015.”
To fill the contract, Revision is expected to add 43 new jobs in Newport. The news comes months after the company cut half of its Newport staff, according to a report in The Caledonian Record, down to 24 employees.
