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 ballistic optics order and will participate in what is believed to be the largest effort of its kind to equip every U.S. soldier with superhuman perception and decision-making capabilities.
VP of business development and delivery, Matt Carey, said, “It is great to have Syntec add the high-performing ballistic optics to a system that is an integration of our nation’s very best artificial intelligence, software, display, electronic, and helmet technologies for our U.S. soldiers that are in harm’s way. Some of us at Syntec have been in combat and realize that it is a really exciting time as we modernize our country’s military equipment for the future.”
Syntec will provide ballistic optics to safely display connected battlefield intelligence, such as friendly routes and target cues, directly in the soldier’s field of view.
CFO Dean Rudy said, “This is one of the most significant opportunities in our company’s over 25-year history. It is a privilege to join the greatest minds now to enable the most powerful product for situational awareness and lethality. It is exciting to support our soldier’s needs as they receive information from various sensors, including drones, other ground troops, and other intelligent feeds, all integrated into their AI-powered mixed-reality night-vision and thermal-vision headsets. I am glad our work is designed into a pioneering product that can fuse real-time feeds from across the battlespace, enabling detection and tracking of threats even when a direct line of sight is blocked.”
Syntec Optics previously announced its participation in military AR/VR headset programs last year. Joining this very different new, large program adds Syntec’s contribution to this prominent product line for soldier’s headset that involves leading technology leaders within the U.S.
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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