(pressebox) (Jena, 2010-09-28) The Defense & Civil Systems division of JENOPTIK AG has received an order from the US government to supply generators providing a mobile power supply for the PATRIOT missile defense system for one of the countries in the Gulf region. The order is worth a total of more than 23 million US Dollars. Agreement has been reached with the client to supply the entire series of generators, the associated test equipment and an initial supply of spare parts for the years 2011 and 2012. Jenoptik is a major supplier of starter-generator units for missile defense systems since many years.

The missile defense system has been procured in order to provide preventative protection for national infrastructures. The generators from JENOPTIK AG will supply power to both the radar systems and the weapons guidance computer as well as the individual missile launchers and the communication units. The generators have been specially designed for military application and will also operate reliably when used under extreme conditions in desert environments.

It was agreed with the client not to disclose names or details relating to the contract.

About JENOPTIK-KONZERN: As an integrated optoelectronics group Jenoptik operates in the five divisions Lasers & Material Processing, Optical Systems, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems. Its customers around the world mainly include companies in the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry, automotive and automotive supplier industry, medical technology, security and defense technology as well as the aerospace industry.

The Defense & Civil Systems division focuses on the areas of military vehicles, rail and aircraft equipment, drives and stabilization technologies as well as energy systems. The service spectrum also includes optoelectronic instruments and systems for the security and aerospace industry as well as software, measurement and control technologies. In the laser and infrared sensor systems field the focus is on the development, manufacturing and marketing of laser distance measurement equipment as well as infrared camera systems designed to meet a wide range of applications.

Further information is available at www.jenoptik.com.