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Kratos Wins $1M Navy Contract for Optical Mirrors

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5, 2010 — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. announced Monday that the Sensors & Space Systems group of its Weapons Systems Solutions (WSS) division has received a new contract award in excess of $1 million for research and development related to flexible membrane optical mirrors from the Office of Naval Research. The national security solutions provider focuses on transitioning emerging technologies to meet war fighter requirements in the imaging and spectroscopic sensor fields. It has many ongoing efforts; most notably conducting R&D ventures to advance the capabilities of...Read full article

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    Published: August 2010
    Glossary
    focus
    1. The focal point. 2. To adjust the eyepiece or objective of a telescope so that the image is clearly seen by the observer. 3. To adjust the camera lens, plate, or film holder so that the image is rendered distinct. 4. To move an entire microscope body tube relative to a specimen to obtain the sharpest possible image.
    optical system
    A group of lenses, or any combination of lenses, mirrors and prisms, so constructed as to refract or reflect light to perform some definite optical function.
    zoom
    To control, by magnifying or reducing, the size of a televised image, either electronically or optically.
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