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12 Nov 25
Hesai says lidar 'rapidly becoming' standard ADAS feature

Chinese firm posts near-50% increase in sales and has already shipped more than 1 million units this year.

11 Nov 25
Directed energy projects lift nLight sales

High-power laser firm is shipping amplifiers for the 'HELSI 2' megawatt-scale laser weapon program.

06 Nov 25
Coherent ramps InP lasers to ease supply constraints

Photonics giant is now producing devices on 6-inch wafers at its Texas and Sweden fabs to meet unprecedented demand.

05 Nov 25
Lumentum stock rises as sales leap 60% year-on-year

Photonics firm swings to a net profit as AI data center momentum continues.

05 Nov 25
IPG opens new US defense facility

Customer center and production site in Huntsville, Alabama, will support 'Crossbow' counter-drone laser system.

30 Oct 25
Q.ANT raises another $18 M to drive its photonic AI infrastructure

Duquesne Family Office cash makes Native Processing Server “one of Europe’s best-funded AI accelerator techs”.

29 Oct 25
Astera Labs to acquire aiXscale Photonics

Nasdaq-listed AI infrastructure provider Astera wants to use fiber-chip coupling in photonic scale-up solutions.

29 Oct 25
Vermeer raises $10M for optical drone navigation

US-Ukraine startup's GPS-free technology already being used on the battlefield.

28 Oct 25
Exosens adds €17M to European investment plan

French producer of image intensifier tubes and other defense-related optics extends capacity ramp amid higher NATO spending.

22 Oct 25
Trumpf confims its 2024-5 revenue dropped 16% to €4.3 billion

But firm will make its laser tech available for defense developments, as it partners with Rohde & Schwarz on drones.

21 Oct 25
Quantum security developer LuxQuanta gains €8 M in Series A funding

Funding to to drive uptake of Barcelona firm’s CV-QKD cybersecurity technology.

15 Oct 25
Photonics industry mergers and acquisitions this week (15th October 2025)

A round up of investment and take-overs from sectors as diverse as military sensing, components, and machine vision.

 
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