SCHOTT North America Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Contract to Supply Infrared Glass for U.S. Army Air Defense Systems

DURYEA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SCHOTT, the international technology group and inventor of specialty glass, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract from a leading defense contractor for infrared glass. The order supplies glass for launch tube windows, a critical component of air defense systems provided to the U.S. Army. The contract was secured through the advocacy of Rep. Matt Cartwright, from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, who has long supported a robust defense budget. SCH