Leonardo DRS’ family of cooled infrared systems is built on decades of proven performance, reliability, and industry firsts.

Manufactured in Dallas, Texas, this product line is fully vertically integrated.

Leonardo DRS grows its own detector material from elemental Mercury, Cadmium, and Tellurium (HgCdTe or MCT) in our Dallas foundry. Once the focal plane array (FPA) material is grown and processed, it is epoxy mounted on Read-Out Integrated Circuits (ROIC); the FPA pixel processing occurs, and it is then radiometrically tested while in wafer form, after which the wafers are then sawn into individual FPAs and undergo additional testing.

Leonardo DRS also manufactures its own Dewars, coolers, and electronics.

By controlling every step of the manufacturing process, Leonardo DRS continues to relentlessly innovate; maintain impeccable quality controls; and ultimately, deliver the highest performing cooled camera cores in the industry.