Luna Innovations Incorporated announced that it has extended its existing relationship with Northrop Grumman by securing a new, multi-unit, multi-million dollar order for its OBR 6200 portable backscatter reflectometer. The order was placed under the auspices of the multi-year agreement the company announced last December. Under the structure of the multi-year agreement between the two companies, Northrop Grumman places annual orders for supply of test systems under pre-negotiated pricing, simplifying the transaction and resulting in more efficient use of resources.

As Luna has reported previously, the OBR 6200 instrument is included with the sustainment equipment when F-35s are deployed globally. Luna?s Communications and Testing products, including the OBR, help customers precisely detect potential failure points in fiber optic networks, thereby reducing the time and cost of completing critical installation and trouble-shooting projects. The rugged and portable OBR 6200 provides industry-leading accuracy and sensitivity for testing fiber optic networks deployed in aerospace, naval, data center and industrial applications.

Due to its superior resolution and precision, the OBR 6200 exceeds the measurement and diagnostic capabilities of the industry-standard optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR).