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25 Nov 25
MBDA signs £316M deal to supply UK's Royal Navy with laser weapons

'DragonFire' systems now set to be delivered from 2027, targeting high-speed drones.

20 Nov 25
NCodin secures €16 M funding to ‘break AI bottleneck with world’s smallest laser’

Paris-based startup developing optical interposer technology to add Silicon Valley presence.

19 Nov 25
First Solar to build new $330 million US production facility in South Carolina

To increase capacity of US-made solar tech by 3.7 GW, to hit total 17.7 GW in 2027.

19 Nov 25
Report suggests $3BN market for optical satellite link hardware by 2030

Forecast from analyst company Yole sees sector entering industrial phase as Chinese rival to Starlink scales up activities.

18 Nov 25
PicoJool raises $12 million to develop its VCSELs

High-performance, low-cost designs target “bandwidth gulf” of AI data centers.

18 Nov 25
Volvo terminates Luminar lidar deal

Automotive lidar pioneer evaluating options - including potential takeover by ousted CEO and company founder Austin Russell.

13 Nov 25
Jenoptik’s 3Q results show revenue of €753 million – down 7.6%, yoy

“Weak start to the year, but orders improving in latest quarter, driven by biophotonics,” says CEO.

12 Nov 25
Camera maker Cubert and spectrometer firm Wasatch get new owners

Private investor Emtek buys a majority stake in Cubert; Wasatch becomes part of Denmark's FOSS Group.

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.

 
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