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Recon Optical
Address 550 West Northwest Highway, Barrington, IL 60010-3094
Founded 1922 (as Chicago Aerial Service, then CAI)
Employees 300
Annual revenues $70M
Flight facility  
Owner Private (suby of Bourns Incorporated)
President/CEO William L. Owens
Business dev  
Phone/fax (847) 381-2400/2818
Website  
Markets USG: N/A, Commercial: N/A, Foreign: N/A
Products Cameras, photo reconnaissance systems, opthalmic instruments

Product CA-236 KS-87 TARPS CA-260 CA-860 Sight
Program manager A. Partynski        
Status Demo        
No. manuf'd 1        
Price $1.4M
$850K (production)
       
Host systems DarkStar F-14 F-16 ARL Stinger
Customers DARPA USN USAF USA USA

Recent activities - Completed three test flights of DarkStar CA-236 on NVANG C-130 (Apr-May 97).