APIC Corp. of Los Angeles, an integrated silicon photonics components developer, has announced that the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has released $9 million in funding for Phase IIC development of Network Enabled by WDM Highly Integrated Photonics, a program jointly funded and managed by DARPA and NAVAIR. The program’s focus is to research and develop advanced integrated electro-photonic components for the introduction of fiber-optic local area networks aboard tactical military aircraft.