Unmanned vehicles are definitely a hot topic for all you gadget nerds out there so Goodrich's latest shortwave infrared camera destined to those type of vehicles should rate pretty high on the geekness scale.

Add to that the fact that Goodrich says this is the smallest SWaP (size, weight and power) shortwave infrared camera and I am sure that I made your day.

To get an idea about a size of this thing Goodrich was able to install one in the nosecone of a Raven hand-launched unmanned aerial system, thanks to its 4.9 cubic inch volume and 127g weight.

But size and weight aren't the only advantages that this thing has over its competitors as Goodrich says it is able to see light waves as thin as 0.7 micrometers so it can detect and track a wide range of military lasers with much better clarity.

"The Goodrich SWIR camera combined with the LWIR microbolometer on the same platform allows 24-hour coverage from a single unmanned aerial system.

This provides warfighters new capabilities and new concept of operations while meeting the low-SWaP requirements of the modern battlefield.

It also eases the physical burden on warfighters by allowing them to carry a single camera payload," said Martin Ettenberg, director of business development for Goodrich's ISR Systems Princeton team.

All this sounds pretty good to me, but what's really getting trough my head right now is how could I get a hold of this thing to put it to use in one of those just to many geek building projects that go trough my head everyday.

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