Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTX) (“Syntec Optics” or the “Company”), a leading provider of technology products to defense, biomedical, communications, and consumer end-market leaders, today announced it has received a new order to make optics that can enable both day and nighttime readable AR displays. Syntec’s lightweight, high-clarity optics will enable US warfighters to maintain focus in high-stress, long-duration combat.
VP of business development and delivery, Matt Carey, said, “It is great to have Syntec’s innovations in the redefined battlefield as part of the US domestic manufacturing supply chain.”
Dean Rudy, CFO of Syntec Optics, said, “Syntec is continuing to prioritize its investments in next-generation products that allow the US to have the most advanced military in the world.”
In 2019, Syntec received a grant from the Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) at US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) to fine-tune proprietary features of prism-making technology. Nano-machined, replicative-molding, thin-film-coating, and optical-assembly prototypes were developed for the U.S. Army. The intent was to show various Department of Defense agencies what could be achieved with free-form prisms and that they were affordable.
Soldier lethality, situational awareness, and operational effectiveness are important to the US Department of Defense. Syntec Optics, which already had nearly a decade of experience in groundbreaking prism optics, performed very well. The US Army was very pleased.
Under the current OEM customer order, Syntec will provide optics for extended-reality (XR) prototypes to meet the rigors of modern warfare.
Nearly 15 years ago, Syntec Optics began working on lightweighting, clarity, and other advancements for optical prism assemblies used in augmented-reality systems for US defense pilots. The company made further manufacturing advances in 2024.
In the new purchase order, Syntec’s lightweight optics will deliver high clarity and enable Micro-LED imaging through a visor.
The AR and VR market in defense is valued at USD 1.68 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach USD 4.34 billion in 2030, growing at a 20.9% CAGR.
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