Goodrich Selected for Advanced Night Vision Technology Development

- Third phase of DARPA program will enhance object identification in darker
conditions

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 2, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich Corporation
(NYSE: GR) has been chosen by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
(DARPA) to further develop its short wave infrared (SWIR) imaging technology
for enhanced night vision capability. Under DARPA's Photon Counting Array
(PCAR) program, Goodrich will develop materials and circuitry to allow its
small, lightweight cameras to provide images under darker conditions than
previously possible. Work will be performed at Goodrich's ISR Systems
business in Princeton, N.J.

The selection represents the third phase of the PCAR program; Goodrich
completed the first two phases of PCAR from 2005 through mid-2009, and
demonstrated the technology's ability to produce imagers that delivered less
"noise," or random brightness variation, allowing better identification of
people under darker night conditions. Phase three of the development program
will advance the technology's ability to provide crisp images under no-moon
conditions, providing greater human identification capabilities as well as
increased situational awareness of terrain changes on the battlefield.

Ed Hart, vice president and general manager, Goodrich ISR Systems in
Princeton, said "Our work in the PCAR program will further the capability of
Goodrich's SWIR cameras, giving our warfighters a great advantage on the
battlefield. Going beyond detection to identification is an urgent need, and
we look forward to developing and deploying this technology to many diverse
platforms."

SWIR technology detects reflected light at wavelengths that the human eye
cannot see, in wavelength bands between visible and thermal cameras. The
Goodrich system is extremely small and lightweight; use of specialized indium
gallanide arsenide (InGaAs) materials and advanced circuitry allow it to run
without cooling, whereas other imaging devices in the SWIR band need
cumbersome power-hungry cooling systems.

Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems
and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of
the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry,
Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide
manufacturing and service facilities. For more information, visit
http://www.goodrich.com.

Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent company
for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as "Goodrich
Corporation" in this press release.

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