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Fri, Nov 06, 2009

Goodrich To Develop Advanced Night Vision Technology

Third Phase Of DARPA Program Will Enhance Objects In Darker Conditions

Goodrich has been tapped by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) to further develop its short wave infrared (SWIR) imaging technology for enhanced night vision capability. Under DARPA's Photon Counting Array (PCAR) program, Goodrich will develop materials and circuitry to allow its small, lightweight cameras to provide images under darker conditions than previously possible. Work will be performed at Goodrich's ISR Systems business in Princeton, New Jersey.

The selection represents the third phase of the PCAR program; Goodrich completed the first two phases of PCAR from 2005 through mid-2009, and demonstrated the technology's ability to produce imagers that delivered less "noise," or random brightness variation, allowing better identification of people under darker night conditions. Phase three of the development program will advance the technology's ability to provide crisp images under no-moon conditions, providing greater human identification capabilities as well as increased situational awareness of terrain changes on the battlefield.

Ed Hart, vice president and general manager, Goodrich ISR Systems in Princeton, said "Our work in the PCAR program will further the capability of Goodrich's SWIR cameras, giving our warfighters a great advantage on the battlefield. Going beyond detection to identification is an urgent need, and we look forward to developing and deploying this technology to many diverse platforms."

SWIR technology detects reflected light at wavelengths that the human eye cannot see, in wavelength bands between visible and thermal cameras. The Goodrich system is extremely small and lightweight; use of specialized indium gallanide arsenide (InGaAs) materials and advanced circuitry allow it to run without cooling, whereas other imaging devices in the SWIR band need cumbersome power-hungry cooling systems.

FMI: www.goodrich.com

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