Date Announced: 14 Jul 2015
Multi-year production contract for integration into fighter aircraft
Quantel Laser, a leader in the design and manufacture of high-power, solid-state lasers for Scientific, Industrial, Military and Medical applications, announced that it has been awarded a $7 million, multi-year contract to supply military lasers to a Tier I defense contractor.
The contract covers a specific production series of lasers designed to be built into a wing-mounted fighter aircraft pod, such as the French Rafale (pictured above). The laser is integral to the system, providing critical telemetry as well as target designation functions.
The contract follows Quantel’s successful development of the compact, ruggedized laser source as well as delivery of several earlier production runs.
“Over the years, Quantel has built a strong reputation with the top tier defense contractors,” commented Patrick Maine, President of Quantel’s Industrial and Scientific Laser Division. “These types of applications are very demanding, requiring lasers that can operate in harsh and widely varying environmental conditions. Of course, this is one of our specialties at Quantel.”
Alain de Salaberry, CEO of Quantel Group, commented, “We’re pleased to have the continued support of our key defense customers. This long term contract, along with other recently announced contracts, puts Quantel in a fantastic position to deliver on our long term growth goals.”
The military lasers will be manufactured in Quantel’s facilities in the US and France and will be delivered over a span of several years.
About Quantel Laser
Quantel, founded in 1970, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-power, solid-state lasers. With design centers in Paris, France and the USA (Bozeman, MT), Quantel lasers are used in applications ranging from spectroscopy to atom cooling; LIDAR to combustion research.
Quantel offers customers highly flexible scientific lasers with user-configurable wavelengths and performance parameters as well as “designed for purpose” ruggedized lasers for industrial and harshenvironment applications.
E-mail: cecile.barbier@quantel-laser.com
Web Site: www.quantel-laser.com
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