BAE Systems opens sensor lab for military products
- By David Hubler
- Jan 24, 2008
BAE Systems Inc., a global defense and aerospace company, has opened an electro-optics and infrared sensor technology design center in Lexington, Mass. The 33,000 square-foot facility will expand the company's ability to produce EO/IR sensor products for the Defense Department.
The EO/IR Design Center will be the source of innovation for the company's infrared imaging business, said Steve Jamison, vice president and general manager at BAE Systems in Lexington.
For example, the lab will design and test BAE Systems' new enhanced night vision digital goggles. The company has an Army contract to develop the helmet-mounted goggles, which convert infrared energy ? heat radiated by people, vehicles and other sources ? to video images.
The technology enables soldiers to see through darkness, smoke and other obscurants, the company said.
BAE Systems of Rockville, Md., ranks
No. 15 on Washington Technology's 2007
Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors.
About the Author
David Hubler is the former print managing editor for GCN and senior editor for Washington Technology. He is freelance writer living in Annandale, Va.