Facilities

Air Traffic Control Automation & Aviation Weather Decision Support Laboratories
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory staff use the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Automation and Aviation Weather Decision Support Laboratories to test prototype systems for air traffic control and to collect weather data that will help inform improvements to flight safety.

Autonomous Systems Development Facility
Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts
The ASDF provides a space for various programs across the Laboratory to test prototype autonomous systems.

Beaver Works Center
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The Beaver Works Center supports project-based educational experiences that tap into the expertise and strengths of Lincoln Laboratory and the MIT School of Engineering.

Biological and Chemical Laboratories
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
A variety of Biosafety Level 2 laboratories support biological and chemical research and development at Lincoln Laboratory.

Biophotonic, Electric, Acoustic, and Magnetic Measurement Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The BEAMM Lab allows staff to study biological tissue and its interactions with energy and technology.

Defense Fabric Discovery Center
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The DFDC houses technology to develop advanced fibers and fabrics for defense applications.

Electronic-Photonic Integration Facility
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The state-of-the-art facility supports the development of optoelectronic components, photonic integrated circuits, CMOS electronic integrated circuits, and hybrid electronic-photonic integration techniques.

Environmental Test Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
In the Environmental Test Laboratory, Laboratory staff can test the operability and durability of prototype systems by placing these systems in simulated environments.

Flight Test Facility
Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts
Staff at the Lincoln Laboratory Flight Test Facility operate several aircraft that research teams can employ to test their prototype airborne systems.
Fort Meade Field Site
Annapolis Junction, Maryland
The Maryland Field Office at Fort Meade is an asset for the Laboratory's cybersecurity research and development efforts for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.