Lockheed looks after LACOSTE
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $4m contract in support of its Large Area Coverage Optical Search-While Track and Engage programme.
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $4m contract in support of its Large Area Coverage Optical Search-While Track and Engage (LACOSTE) programme. LACOSTE is a tactical surveillance and rapid response sensor.
The 18-month Phase I effort is intended to prove the core concept of image formation using an electronically controlled array of apertures. The electronic control varies which apertures are open or closed to change the direction and resolution of the sensor. This allows a smaller, less expensive system to provide high-resolution coverage over a large area.
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