SuperHawk C

The Low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) SuperHawk C infrared detector is a compact 1280 x 1024 Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT) Integrated Detector Cooler Assembly with 8um pitch pixels. The EO performance from the Standard SuperHawk detector is retained, retaining key features such as a near-perfect modulation transfer function (MTF), resulting in the sharpest images typically characterized by the company’s unique technology.

The Low SWaP SuperHawk C variant utilizes the European common cold finger standard, enabling SuperHawk C to operate with the next generation of microcoolers. The shorter cold finger associated with this design allows for a significantly more compact IDCA. Comparing a Standard SuperHawk fitted with a Thales RM2, to a Low SWaP SuperHawk with a Thales RMs1 leads to a 42% mass reduction, a 20% length reduction in the optical axis, and up to a 30% reduction in cooler power consumption and cooldown time.