after years of r&d and building its patent portfolio, the company started officially selling product in 2008 with the pd-18: a top-down, transparent monocular display with svga resolution 32 degree fov, and full color. the pd-18 and its derivative, the pd-14, were aimed at professional and military markets. in 2010 lumus' technology received high-level validation when the us air force selected gentex's scorpion helmet mounted cueing system (which employs the lumus pd-14), with raytheon as the primary contractor, for the hmit program for a-10 and f-16 aircraft. this display and contract win marked the first time a full-color hmd was selected for combat aviation.