About Us

Since our inception as a product line of Hughes Aircraft company back in 1955, Palomar Display Products has been the leading supplier of Optically Coupled (Biocular) Displays used in tracked and wheeled fighting armored vehicles such as the M1A Abrams Main Battle Tank, Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle , LAV (Light Armored Vehicle) 25, LAV 6.0, MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower) and M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. With an installed base of over 25,000 displays, we are the standard for all turreted gunner sights. Our advanced Next Generation (NGICU – Next Generation Image Control Unit) family of color, digital, 720p, 1080p, 1440p and 2160p (future) and Multi-Input Optically Coupled Display engines are the natural selection for new vehicles and as an upgrade path for replacing legacy analog displays for all turreted, ground-mobile weapon systems.

Palomar Display Products Inc. is a small business.

Tracked and Wheeled Fighting Armored Vehicles we service:

M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank
M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle
LAV (Light Armored Vehicle) 25
LAV 6.0
MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower)

ISO Certified

Palomar Display Products Inc. is a small business and we are ISO 9000:2015 certified.

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Our Timeline

2019

Multi-year procurement contract for M1A2 BICU display increased by $40M to $78M

2018

Developed and Introduced 1080p Full HD, Color, Optically Coupled, NGICU Display

2017

Multi-year procurement contract for M1A2 BICU increased by $9M to $38M

2015

Received the second multi-year procurement contract for M1A2 BICU ($29M)

2011

Won first NGICU based production order for LAV CCTD (Full Color 720p HD)

2011

Developed and Introduced Proprietary Next Generation ICU (NGICU) – High Definition Optically Coupled Color LCoS Technology

2010

Awarded development and production of IRTAS Displays and FLIR Control Panels

2008

Won 100% of follow-on multi-year procurement contract for M1A2 BICU

2005

Won 100% HTI BICU competition for the M1A1/M1A2 and USMC ITSS displays

2000

Developed new displays for tank and LAV target acquisition systems

1985-1993

Developed and produced Avionic Panel Display Units and Multifunctional Displays

Pioneered the first full-color sunlight readable LCD avionic display technology

1972-1984

Won 100% of follow-on multi-year procurement contract for M1A2 BICU

1955-1957

PDP founded as CRT manufacturer and became part of Hughes Aircraft Company

Our Direct Customers

Direct Esterline

General Dynamics

L3 Communications

Lockheed Martin

Our Indirect Customers

Aus. Army

BAE Systems

Boeing

Egyptian Army

Iraqi Army

Korean Army

Kuwait Army

Marines

Navy

New Zealand Army

New Zealand Army

Royal Saudi Land Forces

Royal Saudi Land Forces

Saudi National Guard

Saudi National Guard

Saudi Royal Guard

Saudi Royal Guard