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Lucid Dimensions Awarded Two Missile Defense Agency Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Contracts

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LOUISVILLE, CO--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - LUCID DIMENSIONS, Inc. (LUCID), a leader in
the field of Three Dimensional (3D) threat detection and tracking,
announced today that it has been awarded two Missile Defense Agency Phase I
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program contracts. These programs
will continue development of LUCID's SDS technology to provide critical
capabilities for the United States' Ballistic Missile Defense System
(BMDS).

The objective of these programs is to design Spherical Detection Systems
(SDS) for both an airborne and space-based platforms. LUCID will apply its
SDS technology to drastically enhance 3D situation awareness for tracking
IR threats. The SDS will provide high-speed detection into the KHz. Targets
will be tracked simultaneously in real-time allowing for precision 3D
pointing of auxiliary imaging and countermeasure systems.

Ryan Riel, President and CTO of LUCID, states, "We are very excited to be
working with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in developing sensor systems
to protect the US from ballistic missile threats. Our work with Spherical
Detection allows for comprehensive situational awareness and provides many
benefits to existing technologies in the battle space. Recent experience
applying SDS technologies for perimeter security and hostile fire detection
provides an excellent basis to develop next generation airborne and
space-based sensing systems for missile defense."

Adam Calihman, CEO of LUCID, states, "These awards are strategic for the
United States and LUCID as the technological gains can be applied to
numerous other applications such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Hostile
Fire Detection, perimeter security, collision avoidance, virtual reality
and other systems utilized in the military and private sectors."

About Lucid Dimensions, Inc.

Established in 2007, Lucid Dimensions, Inc. specializes in the design and
manufacture of Spherical Detection Systems (SDS) to provide 3D infrared
threat detection for applications in the aerospace, military, homeland
security and commercial security and safety markets. For more information
about LUCID, please call (720) 890-4371 or visit our web site at
www.luciddimensions.com.

Approved for Public Release

09-MDA-4792 (30 JUL 09)

Copyright © 2009 Lucid Dimensions, Inc.

 

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