Teledyne contract.The Air Force is betting that Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Inc. can help them see the light. The aerospace and electronics company's imaging subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, announced last week it was awarded a five-year $15 million contract to develop infrared sensor technology for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The company will develop the technology for use in future missile defense systems Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships under the research laboratory's High Stare program. Teledyne Chief Executive Robert Mehrabian Robert Mehrabian (born July 31, 1941, in Tehran, Iran) is an American materials scientist and the Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. said the program was a natural fit for the company, which has experience developing imaging technology for space defense systems, including so-called focal plane The plane, perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, in which images of points in the object field of the lens are focused. arrays. Staff reporter Richard Clough Sir Richard Clough (c. 1530–1570) was a merchant from Denbigh and an agent of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Clough was from a humble background, but his fortunes were improved when he was noticed, as a boy chorister in Chester Cathedral, for his remarkable singing can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 251, or at rclough@labusinessjournal.com. |
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