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LightWorks Lands F-22 Work

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TUSTIN, Calif., June 5, 2007 -- LightWorks Optics Inc. of Tustin, Calif., was recently awarded a $3.2 million contract from Lockheed Martin for increased production of missile launch detectors used in F-22 Raptor jet fighters. The F-22, the US Air Force's newest fighter jet, now in production, was developed by an Air Force aerospace industry team comprised of Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and BAE Systems.  (Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin Corp.)  Four bases are operating Raptors: Edwards AFB, Calif.; Nellis AFB, Nev.; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; and Langley AFB, Va. Future bases will...Read full article

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    Published: June 2007
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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