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Air Force contract Ball Aerospace for laser research by Tauren Dyson Washington (UPI) Oct 22, 2018 Ball Aerospace and Technologies has inked a deal for $36 million with the U.S. Air Force to provide solid state laser effects and modeling services. Under the terms of the cost-reimbursement contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Friday, Ball will deliver innovative diagnostics and test methods, increasing fidelity, realism and confidence of predictive models, measuring and consolidating laser vulnerability data and working synergistically with tri-service for high energy laser system research. Work on the contract will be performed at Kirtland Air Foce Base in New Mexico, with an expected completion date of Oct. 24, 2022. The Air Force has obligated $100,000 from its fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds.
Gentex, Teledyne to provide visors for blinding laser protection Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Gentex and Teledyne Scientific and Imaging have each been awarded a $98.3 million contract for laser eye protection for pilots. Blinding lasers have become a serious threat to pilots in recent years, with even low-power commercial versions capable of harming civilian airline pilots and risking accidents. The U.S. Air Force is now moving to protect its pilots' eyes. The dual contracts, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provide for the development, manufacture and delivery of ... read more
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