Kopin Receives Additional $3.4 Million Order for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of application specific optical systems and high performance micro-displays for defense, enterprise, consumer and medical products, today announced it has received a $3.4 million follow-on order for its high-brightness liquid crystal display for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. With the F-35 scheduled for production through 2030, Kopin expects additional orders over the life of the program.
The F-35, the world’s most advanced 5th Generation jet fighter, is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather, day and night stealth, multirole combat aircraft. The jet is designed to perform both air superiority and strike missions while also providing electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Much of the functionality is enabled through the augmented reality (AR) helmet that uses Kopin’s microdisplay and provides the pilot with vast quantities of flight, tactical, and sensor information for advanced situational awareness, precision and safety. The extensive functionality and extreme conditions require unique display technology and Kopin is the sole supplier to this production program.
The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense (DOD), the F-35 strike fighter aircraft is being procured in different configurations for multiple branches of the DOD, including the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Kopin has been the sole supplier of microdisplays for the F-35 pilot helmets since the program’s inception, providing thousands of displays to date.
“This follow-on order extends our backlog of scheduled deliveries into the fourth quarter of 2024, providing steady production,” stated Bill Maffucci, the Company’s Vice President of Strategy & Business Development. “As the sole provider of displays to the F-35 production program, we benefit from our strong relationship with the DOD in obtaining valuable feedback, which we leverage to continuously improve our display technology. This feedback and the enhancements have implications for the F-35 program as well as for other programs that are in development.”
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation is a leading developer and provider of innovative display and optical technologies sold as critical components and subassemblies for defense, industrial and consumer products. Kopin’s technology portfolio includes ultra-small Active Matrix Liquid Crystal displays (AMLCD), Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) displays and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays, a variety of optics, and low-power ASICs. For more information, please visit Kopin’s website at www.kopin.com.
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Contacts
For Product Sales:
Bill Maffucci
VP of Government Programs
508 870 5959
bmaffucci@kopin.com
For Investor Relations:
Richard Sneider
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
508 870 5959
Richard_Sneider@kopin.com
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MZ Contact
Brian M. Prenoveau, CFA
MZ Group – MZ North America
KOPN@mzgroup.us
+561 489 5315