Air Force Research Laboratory develops chip-level phased array lidar technology
On March 4th, the US Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio awarded JASR Systems in La Jolla, California a fixed-price R&D contract with a total value of US$8.107308. Develop chip size "optical phased array and lidar" system. It is understood that the system uses the results of the first phase of the "Modular Optical Aperture Building Block" (MOABB) program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Ministry of Defense. And are positioned in the second and third phases of the MOABB plan. Will perform contractual work in La Jolla, California. Completed by November 1, 2020.
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In addition, this contract award is the result of a competitive acquisition. Only one offer was received. When awarding the contract. US$1.4 million has been allocated from research, testing, development, and identification funding for the 2018 fiscal year. The Air Force is getting closer and closer to the target of using laser pointer weapons to equip fighters. Testers at the Baisha Missile Range used the "Self-Protection High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD)" to successfully shoot down multiple air-launched missiles. Although SHiELD is currently a ground behemoth. But the final product technology should be portable. It can be installed on the aircraft to protect it from attack.
2020-12-31 05:49:18
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