THE USE OF UNCOOLED DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES ATTRACTIVE OPTIONS FOR REDUCING SIZE, MASS, AND POWER IN MEETING THE SLI THERMAL IMAGING REQUIREMENTS; HOWEVER, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MICROBOLOMETER DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY SUFFERS FROM SLOW DETECTOR RESPONSE (LONG TIME CONSTANTS), IMPACTING RER PERFORMANCE. FASTER MICROBOLOMETER DEVICES ARE POSSIBLE, THOUGH NOT TYPICALLY COMMERCIALLY, BUT THERE IS A TRADE BETWEEN DETECTOR RESPONSIVITY AND TIME CONSTANT. EXELIS PROPOSES TO DELIVER AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF EXISTING DRS MICROBOLOMETER CHARACTERIZATION DATA TO DETERMINE THE PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.