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nLight to develop laser weapon for cruise missile defense

$44M contract with US military could top $600M with follow-up and production options.

13 July 2026

Magic Leap pivots to AR waveguide supply

‘Partner-first’ model intended to provide the optical material needed to scale the market for AR glasses.

13 July 2026

Exail poised for Thales takeover

French technology firm with photonics and quantum expertise expected to become part of the defense giant by early 2028.

13 July 2026

Ouster raises $190M in public stock offering

San Francisco-based lidar firm boosts balance sheet as it rolls out ‘Rev8’ color lidar sensor.

07 July 2026

Pilot Photonics picks up €10.4M in EIC support

European Innovation Council funding for Irish developer of compact lasers and photonic integrated circuits.

07 July 2026

Fusion Bionic secures €8M for laser texturing

Dresden-headquartered Fraunhofer spin-out says it has figured out how to scale sub-micron surface treatments for industrial deployment.

02 July 2026

Optical transceiver market poised to exceed $110BN by 2031 - report

01 July 2026

Luna set for sale to private equity group TJC

30 June 2026

European Investment Bank backs Exosens with €140M

25 June 2026

HyperLight to ramp thin-film lithium niobate output with $80M funding round

23 June 2026

Keysight Technologies acquires VPIphotonics

17 June 2026

Fusion firm Focused Energy to create spin-off ‘Sourcelight’

17 June 2026

Tower and IQE team up for silicon photonics ramp

17 June 2026

Coherent lines up $50M support for Texas InP fab

17 June 2026

Electro Optic Systems to invest €10M in French engineering hub

16 June 2026

Brian Soller named President of Jenoptik Optical Systems…

15 June 2026

Phosio lands $4M to advance thin-film oxides for AR glasses

10 June 2026

Zeiss weighs job cuts as geopolitics puts strain on business

10 June 2026

Corning to add 1000 jobs on Amazon fiber-optic deal

09 June 2026

G&H defense sales up as order book hits record high

03 June 2026

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