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Lockheed Martin Achieves First Light From Laser Defense System
BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 24, 2023 — Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS), verifying the beam quality of its 50-kW laser architecture developed as part of the U.S. Army’s modernization strategy. Lockheed Martin’s 50-kW-class DEIMOS system is a ruggedized tactical laser weapon system that can be integrated into the Stryker combat vehicle to deliver robust directed energy capability to the U.S. Army’s challenging
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 10/11/21
Oct 11, 2021 — STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sivers Photonics, a subsidiary of Sivers Semiconductors, will develop CW-WDM MSA compliant laser arrays which support Ayar Labs’ optical I/O solution. The announcement follows Ayar Labs’ demonstration of a...
US Army to Incorporate Li-Fi Technology
EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 29, 2021 — LiFi technology company pureLiFi entered into a $4.2 million agreement with the U.S. Army Europe and Africa to supply its secure optical wireless communication system Kitefin. The system uses LiFi, an alternative to radio technologies such as WiFi,...
Harvard, MIT, Duke, US Army Team Up on Terahertz Technology
BOSTON, Dec. 2, 2019 — Researchers have created a new terahertz radiation emitter with coveted frequency adjustment capability. The compact source could enable the development of futuristic communications, security, biomedical, and astronomical imaging systems. The...
US Army Awards Team Dynetics $130M Contract for High Energy Laser
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 16, 2019 — The U.S. Army has awarded a $130 million contract to Dynetics Inc. and its partners to build a U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)/Army Forces Strategic Command High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) , a...
Piecing Together the Future Battlefield with Mosaic Warfare at DCS
Apr 4, 2019 — Highly advanced technology and combatants have modernized the concepts and methods for war. Philip Perconti, Ph.D., director at the U.S. Army Research Lab, and Timothy Grayson, Ph.D., office director at Strategic Technology Office DARPA, will...
Lockheed updates laser rangefinders
Aug 1, 2013 — Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., has delivered the first modernized day sensor assembly (M-DSA) laser rangefinder designator (LRFD) for use on the US Army’s AH-64D Apache helicopter. As the chief targeting aid for the Apache, the LRFD is...
Flir Awarded $42M from Navy for Handheld IR Imagers
BILLERICA, Mass., June 20, 2013 — Flir Systems has received a $42.7 million contract to provide the US Navy with miniaturized IR systems integrated with laser rangefinders.
BAE Delivers Laser Jammers, Receives $68M Contract
NASHUA, N.H., June 18, 2013 — BAE Systems has completed initial deliveries of its Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) laser jammer systems ahead of schedule and has received a $68 million contract to provide hardware to the US Army for its Advanced Threat Infrared...
Lockheed Updates Laser Range Finders for Apache Helicopters
ORLANDO, Fla., June 11, 2013 — Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has delivered the first phase of laser range finder upgrades for use on the US Army’s Apache helicopter.
Flir Awarded $81M Army Contract
PORTLAND, Ore., May 16, 2013 — Flir Systems Inc. has received a two-year, $81 million blanket purchase agreement from the US Army to support the Medevac program.
With Infrared, Military Owns More Than the Night
Apr 1, 2013 — Short-, long- and mid-wave IR imaging helps defense agencies find targets and even determine intent. At the US Army’s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, the goal is to see – day or night – through smoke, fog, dust or...
Block MEMS Wins IED Detection Contract
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 4, 2013 — Block MEMS LLC has received a multimillion-dollar contract from the US Army to adapt its LaserScan spectrometer to finding improvised explosive devices from a distance.
Photonics Strengthens Defense – and Offense
Jan 1, 2013 — Light-based technologies offer the military significant advantages in sensing, communications and even weaponry. The US Army has touted its ownership of the night – and the implied advantage therein. But times have changed. “Nowadays,...
AOT to Develop Laser Polarimeter for US Army
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 20, 2012 — Advanced Optical Technologies Inc. (AOT) will develop a next-generation laser polarimeter for the US Army under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract.
AFL Invests in FTTH Growth in Brazil
SPARTANBURG, S.C., and SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 15, 2012 — In response to the rapid growth in fiber-to-the-home applications in Brazil, AFL has launched its own office and technology consultant.
Advanced Photonix Secures Contract
Jul 1, 2012 — Advanced Photonix Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., has received a follow-on, 21-month, $1.5 million contract from the US Air Force to provide terahertz process control instrumentation to support F-35 joint strike fighter production. The contract is a...
Army’s New Weapon: Laser-Guided Lightning
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., June 29, 2012 — Picatinny scientists and engineers are developing a device that will shoot lightning bolts down laser beams to destroy targets. The Laser-Induced Plasma Channel is designed to take out targets that conduct electricity better than the air or ground...
eMagin Receives Night-Vision Goggle Subcontract
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 27, 2012 — The OLED microdisplay technology provider has received a subcontract from ITT Exelis Corp. for initial production volumes of display beam combiner assemblies for the spiral enhanced night-vision goggles for the US Army, which includes the company’s...
Laser Targeting System Is Soldier Bound
Jun 1, 2012 — London-based BAE Systems received a $23 million contract from the US Army to provide lightweight handheld Laser Target Locator Modules (LTLMs). BAE Systems’ TRIGR system enables soldiers to quickly and accurately identify target locations...
Intevac Photonics Awarded $10M Army Contract
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 7, 2012 — The Intevac Inc. subsidiary received a $10 million contract from the US Army’s Apache Helicopter Program Office to bring its extreme-low-light digital camera into the initial production phase.
eMagin Receives $3M Follow-On Order
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 4, 2012 — The display technology provider announced that it has received a $3.1 million follow-on order for organic LED microdisplays under an existing US Army Remote Viewer Program. Deliveries have already begun and are expected to be completed by the end of...
Advanced Photonix Receives $1.5M THz Contract
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 26, 2012 — The optoelectronic products supplier received a follow-on, 21-month, $1.5 million contract from the US Air Force to provide terahertz process control instrumentation to support F-35 joint strike fighter production.
Conscripting Terahertz Sensors
Apr 1, 2012 — Imaging and spectroscopy in the terahertz frequency range eventually will give troops a welcome advantage in the field. Terahertz waves are short enough to provide resolution of less than 1 mm, yet long enough to penetrate most nonmetallic...
Raytheon Wins Defense Contracts
Mar 1, 2012 — Raytheon Co. of Waltham, Mass., has been awarded $13.4 million by DARPA to develop a manufacturing process that will make thermal imagers more affordable for military use. Under the three-year contract, Raytheon Vision Systems of Goleta, Calif.,...
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