In March 2017, it was announced that through its U.S. subsidiary Leonardo DRS, Leonardo S.p.A., had acquired Daylight Soulitons. Daylight Solutions is a manufacturer of advanced molecular detection and imaging instruments. The company's core Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL)technology provide commercial- and military-grade system-level solutions for markets that include Scientific Research, Medical Diagnostics, Environmental and Industrial Monitoring, and Defense. The company pioneered the commercialization of QCLs by combining QC gain media with our patented External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser (ECqcL) technology. The result was a robust, broadly tunable or fixed wavelength mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser source. The firms products and services are based on four core markets: Scientific Instruments, Life Sciences, Industrial Solutions, and Defense & Security.