# EMCORE awarded $18M contract by Raytheon for fiber-optic gyroscopes

EMCORE has been awarded a four-year contract valued at $18 million to supply high-performance fiber-optic gyroscope modules to Raytheon for use in airborne optical targeting systems.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-17
- Where: United States
- Value: $18.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: fiber-optic gyroscope modules
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Emcore Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/33763.md)
- [United States Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/19128.md) (customer)
- [Raytheon](https://endata.com/companies/19863.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [laserfocusworld.com](https://www.laserfocusworld.com/fiber-optics/article/16571439/emcore-gets-four-year-contract-by-raytheon-to-supply-fiber-optic-gyroscopes), 2018-09-17: "EMCORE has been awarded a long-term contract valued at $18 million over a four-year period to supply high-performance fiber-optic gyroscope modules to Raytheon."
- [compoundsemiconductor.net](https://compoundsemiconductor.net/article/105456/Emcore_wins_US_DoD_contract), 2018-10-04: "Emcore, a provider of optoelectronics for comms and defence systems, has been awarded a contract by a large US Department of Defense (DOD) contractor to design and deliver several navigation grade Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)"

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