Strobe LEDs for Ballistics Research Net Metaphase $250K Army Contract

The U.S. Army has awarded Metaphase Technologies Inc. a $250,000 contract to develop and manufacture advanced high-speed LED strobed illumination equipment for ballistics research. The equipment will be used by the Army Test Center and Army Research Lab in Aberdeen, Md. Metaphase's HiSLED high-speed LED system can capture nanosecond strobed snapshots of bullets traveling at speeds exceeding 3000 ft/s (2000 mph).