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Laser Initiated Ordnance System

Description

EBA&D pioneered the field of laser initiated ordnance and maintains the first production, space qualified laser initiation system in the industry. The EBA&D Laser Initiated Ordnance System (LIOS) utilizes a semiconductor laser diode to initiate an explosive detonator or squib. The EBA&D LIOS is a self-contained ordnance firing system including the electronic safe/arm, firing, monitoring and built-in test functions. The LIOS provides enhanced system reliability and increased operational flexibility due to the built-in test capability. The EBA&D laser firing system was the first flight proven system to replace the solid state rod laser (flash lamp) source with a semiconductor laser diode source.

EBA&D's LIOS has previously been approved for use by Range Safety at Vandenberg AFB, NASA Dryden FRC and NASA Wallops Island SFC. The LIOS has been successfully flown on multiple space flights.

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