BAE Systems to develop advanced digital focal plane array detectors for missile defense

June 23, 2014

"MDA officials are asking BAE Systems to design digital focal plane arrays with a combination of high resolution, high frame rate and advanced digital processing power."

"BAE Systems has options to design n updated read-out integrated circuit, capitalizing on developments of this program, and qualifying digital focal plane arrays to the MDA’s High Altitude Exoatmospheric Nuclear Survivability Standard."

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/06/bae-mda-dfpas.html

March 17, 2014

Army work involving III-V infrared focal plane array based sensors includes III-V superlattice large format, small pixel midwave infrared (MWIR), long-wave infrared (LWIR), very-long-wave infrared (VLWIR), and dual-band (MW/LW, LW/LW, and short wavelength [SW]/LW) detector arrays.

(for anyone that doesnt know III-V is referring to the table of elements, group III and group V - Gallium Arsenide is a III-V Semiconductor.)

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-25/issue-3/eo-watch/raytheon-to-develop-advanced-ir-focal-plane-arrays-for-army-night-vision.html

One thing we know 100% about, all new technology is first tested in the military