BARCO’s 20” Rugged Flat Panels Selected by Lockheed Martin for Several U.S. Navy Platforms
WASHINGTON, DC, March 30, 1999 -- BARCO Display Systems has been awarded multiple contracts by Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems, Eagan, Minnesota, to supply commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) 20.1” rugged color flat panel displays for several U.S. Navy platforms as part of the AN/UYQ-70 program. Lockheed Martin will integrate a series of BARCO RFD251S rugged color LCD into several different naval consoles, depending on the applicable platform configuration.
Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the AN/UYQ-70 display and computing system program, selected BARCO due to a unique capability of integrating an LCD luminance flicker compensation solution into their rugged RFD251S display. The BARCO RFD251S is the only rugged color 20.1” LCD with a proven, viable flicker compensation solution that enables naval operators to view acoustic sonar grams without the constant change in luminance (flicker) that is characteristic of LCD’s in these types of naval applications.BARCO also has had a very successful history of providing the U.S. Navy with a technology insertion roadmap that enabled a seamless display transition from high cost MIL-spec monitors, to cost-effective COTS rugged CRT’s, to the present COTS rugged flat panel display solution. The BARCO RFD251S rugged LCD dramatically reduces the weight and depth associated with rugged CRT’s.
Lockheed Martin will integrate the BARCO RFD rugged flat panel display into the UYQ-70 consoles, which are currently installed in all new build and upgrades for the U.S. Navy’s AEGIS surface ships. Other Navy platforms utilizing the RFD251S display include AN-USQ-89 and the E2-C Surveillance Aircraft.
About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.
Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
