LightPath Technologies, Inc., a global, vertically integrated provider of thermal imaging cores, custom optical assemblies, photonics and infrared solutions for the industrial, commercial, defense, telecommunications, and medical industries, today announced a $3.5 million follow-on order to provide advanced infrared optics for the F-35 combat aircraft program.
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The optical design leverages the Company's BlackDiamond BD6 Chalcogenide material in an infrared imaging system for threat detection and situational awareness. LightPath's proprietary BlackDiamond material can uniquely be used instead of Germanium in infrared imaging systems while concurrently offering superior performance, which addresses end-customer supply chain concerns given Chinese export restrictions on Germanium. China, along with Russia, control a significant portion of the global market for Germanium.
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