Goodrich lands Homeland Security contract
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Goodrich Corp. a $1.2 million, one-year contract.
Under the agreement, the Charlotte-based company’s electro-optical system’s division in Danbury, Conn., will evaluate a proprietary spectrometer’s ability to detect chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals.
A spectrometer is an optical instrument used to measure properties of light over the electromagnetic spectrum.
Successful evaluation of the technology may lead to the development of a system to specifically meet Homeland Security requirements.
“We believe that our application of terahertz technologies can provide a breakthrough in detection and identification of chemicals for homeland-security applications,” says David Olson, vice president and general manager of the company’s electro-optical systems. “Our work will further the application of terahertz spectroscopy and transmitters to meet stringent field requirements and applications.”
Goodrich a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense markets.
Published February 14, 2006 by the Charlotte Business Journal