The specialty material advanced optics division of Corning Inc. has received a 2017 Raytheon Supplier Excellence EPIC Award. Raytheon grants EPIC awards to its highest-performing suppliers for overall excellence in performance, innovation and collaboration for one or more Raytheon businesses. Corning was recognized specifically for work on Raytheon’s Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). The MTS program serves the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting needs of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy across a variety of rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. Corning provides Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business with electro-optical/IR systems. Corning’s Keene manufacturing facility is a leading producer of electro-optical assemblies and systems. The facility has been serving the optics and aerospace and defense industries for nearly 30 years and is integral in implementing Corning’s core technology in optical physics, advanced electro-optical and IR systems development to pursue market opportunities. “We’re thrilled that Raytheon is recognizing the efforts of our Keene facility,” said Curt Weinstein, vice president and general manager of Corning’s advanced optics division. “We thank them for the opportunity and look forward to continued business that meets specialized aerospace and defense imaging needs.” Raytheon provides defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. Corning is a materials science developer.