Transforming the future of infrared sensing, through partnerships, expertise and customer-driven value.
Leonardo’s specialist infrared detector facility in Southampton, UK, has been in operation since the 1950s and is today an established centre of expertise in infrared (IR) detector technology, supplying military, civil and space customers around the world. The facility specialises in cooled MCT and uncooled DLATGS pyroelectric infrared detector development and production, with facilities and equipment supporting ROIC design, material growth and processing, device hybridisation, vacuum encapsulation, and environmental and functional test.
The Southampton facility continues to be a world-leading centre for IR detector development and production, with links to research institutions and industry throughout the world.
Built on a foundation of engineering excellence and extensive materials expertise, Leonardo has evolved into a trusted global supplier of infrared detectors for many of the world’s leading military, civil and space thermal imaging programmes including missile and munitions guidance, detectors for space and science applications and for infrared spectrometers.