** Shares of Exosens EXENS.PA rise around 3%, among the top gainers of France's SBF120 .SBF120 index, after the French night vision maker won a contract with the Spanish army
** Contract is for 17,000 night vision monoculars for the Spanish armed forces; financial details not disclosed
** The company plans deliveries from 2025 to 2028
** Shares of Exosens are up 119.2% this year as of Friday's close, buoyed by rising defence spending in Europe
(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro)
((gianluca.lonostro@thomsonreuters.com;))