Kopin and Wilcox to Demonstrate Day and Nighttime Readable Visual Augmentation Solutions for Warfighters at SHOT Show 2025 in First Public Reveal
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) announced the first public demonstration of two new military visual augmentation solutions at SHOT Show 2025. The company will showcase the DayVAS™ (Daytime Visual Augmentation System), a daytime readable see-through Heads-Up Display module, and DarkWAVE™, a night vision goggle clip-in solution.
Developed in collaboration with Wilcox Industries, DayVAS integrates with their FUSION CLAW™ head borne information system, combining night vision, communications, and multiple battlefield technologies. DarkWAVE improves upon current AR night vision goggle accessories by providing full color symbology at higher resolution than existing clip-on thermal imagers, replacing traditional monochrome green displays.
These systems aim to enhance warfighter situational awareness by enabling features like menu selection, drone feed viewing, navigation cueing, and text communication over real-world scenes.
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) ha annunciato la prima dimostrazione pubblica di due nuove soluzioni di aumento visivo militari al SHOT Show 2025. L'azienda presenterà il DayVAS™ (Sistema di Aumento Visivo per il Giorno), un modulo di display Heads-Up trasparente leggibile in pieno giorno, e il DarkWAVE™, una soluzione di occhiali per visione notturna da innestare.
Sviluppato in collaborazione con Wilcox Industries, il DayVAS si integra con il loro sistema di informazioni portato sulla testa FUSION CLAW™, combinando visione notturna, comunicazioni e diverse tecnologie da campo. Il DarkWAVE migliora gli attuali accessori per occhiali da visione notturna AR offrendo simboli a colori con una risoluzione più alta rispetto agli attuali immagini termiche clip-on, sostituendo i tradizionali display monocromatici verdi.
Questi sistemi mirano a migliorare la consapevolezza situazionale dei combattenti consentendo funzionalità come la selezione dei menu, la visione delle riprese dei droni, l'orientamento e la comunicazione testuale su scene reali.
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) anunció la primera demostración pública de dos nuevas soluciones de aumento visual militar en el SHOT Show 2025. La empresa presentará el DayVAS™ (Sistema de Aumento Visual Diurno), un módulo de visualización Heads-Up legible durante el día, y el DarkWAVE™, una solución para gafas de visión nocturna de acoplamiento.
Desarrollado en colaboración con Wilcox Industries, el DayVAS se integra con su sistema de información montado en la cabeza FUSION CLAW™, combinando visión nocturna, comunicaciones y múltiples tecnologías de campo de batalla. El DarkWAVE mejora los accesorios actuales de gafas de visión nocturna AR proporcionando simbología a todo color con una resolución más alta que los actualizadores térmicos de acoplamiento existentes, reemplazando las tradiciones pantallas monocromáticas verdes.
Estos sistemas tienen como objetivo mejorar la conciencia situacional de los combatientes al permitir funciones como la selección de menús, visualización de transmisiones de drones, orientación y comunicación de texto sobre escenas del mundo real.
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN)이 SHOT Show 2025에서 두 가지 새로운 군사 시각 증강 솔루션의 첫 번째 공개 데모를 발표했습니다. 회사는 낮에 읽을 수 있는 투명 헤드업 디스플레이 모듈인 DayVAS™ (주간 시각 증강 시스템)와 야간 투시경 클립인 솔루션인 DarkWAVE™를 선보일 예정입니다.
Wilcox Industries와 협력하여 개발된 DayVAS는 그들의 FUSION CLAW™ 헤드 본 정보 시스템과 통합되어 야간 투시경, 통신 및 여러 전장 기술을 결합합니다. DarkWAVE는 기존의 클립온 열화상 카메라보다 높은 해상도로 전체 색상 기호를 제공하여 기존의 단색 녹색 디스플레이를 대체함으로써 현재의 AR 야간 투시경 액세서리를 개선합니다.
이 시스템들은 메뉴 선택, 드론 피드 보기, 내비게이션 큐 및 실제 장면에서의 문자 통신과 같은 기능을 가능하게 하여 전투원의 상황 인식을 향상시키는 것을 목표로 합니다.
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) a annoncé la première démonstration publique de deux nouvelles solutions d'augmentation visuelle militaire au SHOT Show 2025. L'entreprise présentera le DayVAS™ (Système d'Augmentation Visuelle de Jour), un module d'affichage tête haute transparent lisible en plein jour, et le DarkWAVE™, une solution de lunettes de vision nocturne à clipser.
Développé en collaboration avec Wilcox Industries, le DayVAS s'intègre à leur système d'information porté sur la tête FUSION CLAW™, combinant vision nocturne, communications et plusieurs technologies de champ de bataille. Le DarkWAVE améliore les accessoires de lunettes de vision nocturne AR actuels en fournissant une symbolique en couleur à une résolution plus élevée que les images thermiques à clipser existantes, remplaçant les écrans monochromes verts traditionnels.
Ces systèmes visent à améliorer la conscience situationnelle des combattants en permettant des fonctionnalités telles que la sélection de menus, la visualisation des flux de drones, l'orientation et la communication textuelle sur des scènes réelles.
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) hat die erste öffentliche Demonstration von zwei neuen militärischen visuelle Augmentierungslösungen auf der SHOT Show 2025 angekündigt. Das Unternehmen wird das DayVAS™ (Tages Visual Augmentation System), ein tagsüber lesbares, transparentes Heads-Up-Display-Modul, und DarkWAVE™, eine Nachtsichtbrille-Klipslösung, vorstellen.
In Zusammenarbeit mit Wilcox Industries entwickelt, integriert DayVAS sich mit ihrem FUSION CLAW™ kopfgetragenen Informationssystem, das Nachtsicht, Kommunikation und verschiedene Technologien für das Schlachtfeld kombiniert. DarkWAVE verbessert die aktuellen AR-Nachtsichtbrillen-Zubehörteile, indem es vollständige Farbsymbole in höherer Auflösung als bestehende Clip-on-Wärmebildkameras bietet, und ersetzt traditionelle monochrome grüne Displays.
Diese Systeme zielen darauf ab, das Situationsbewusstsein der Soldaten zu verbessern, indem sie Funktionen wie Menüauswahl, Drone Feed-Anzeige, Navigation und Textkommunikation über reale Szenen ermöglichen.
- Development of new advanced military display technology products
- Strategic collaboration with Wilcox Industries
- Technical advancement over existing solutions with full color and higher resolution capabilities
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The DayVAS and DarkWAVE innovations represent a significant technological leap in military heads-up display (HUD) technology. The key advancement lies in DarkWAVE's ability to provide full-color augmented reality overlays during nighttime operations, replacing the traditional monochrome green displays. This capability enhancement could substantially improve situational awareness and decision-making speed for military personnel.
The integration with Wilcox's FUSION CLAW platform introduces a comprehensive battlefield information system that combines multiple critical functions - night vision, communications, friend-or-foe identification and AI-powered power management. The market implications are substantial, as this technology could become the new standard for military HUD systems, potentially leading to significant contract opportunities with defense departments globally.
For investors, while this product demonstration shows promising technological capabilities, the real value proposition will depend on successful military adoption and contract wins. The timing aligns well with increasing defense modernization initiatives worldwide, particularly in digital battlefield solutions.
The collaboration between Kopin and Wilcox strategically positions both companies in the rapidly evolving military augmented reality market. The DarkWAVE's full-color, high-resolution capability addresses a critical gap in current night vision systems, potentially creating a new product category in military optical systems.
The emphasis on improved situational awareness and reduced fratricide risk aligns perfectly with current military priorities and procurement trends. The integration of ATAK systems support suggests strong compatibility with existing military infrastructure, lowering adoption barriers. The market opportunity is substantial, considering the US military's ongoing modernization efforts and similar initiatives among NATO allies.
These innovations could translate into significant revenue opportunities for Kopin, particularly given their role in both development and production of these systems. However, the defense procurement cycle is typically long and meaningful revenue impact might take several quarters to materialize.
See the DayVAS™ HUD (heads up display) and patent pending DarkWAVE™ night vision goggle clip-in, capable of full color augmented reality overlay
DayVAS is a daytime readable see-through Heads-Up Display (HUD) module, developed in collaboration with Wilcox Industries (Wilcox), and is used with their cutting-edge FUSION CLAW™ head borne information system. The FUSION CLAW is set to revolutionize the battlefield with its advanced modular technology platform, seamlessly integrating night vision, communications equipment, multi-spectral identification friend-or-foe, AI-informed power prioritization, multi-spectral forward illumination, mission recording, and Day/Night Heads-Up Display (HUD).
Also in collaboration with Wilcox, and debuting at the SHOT Show, will be DarkWAVE. DarkWAVE solves the problem seen in current augmented reality (AR) night vision goggle (NVG) accessories. DarkWave is intended to replace monochrome green only AR symbology and low resolution thermal overlay images with full color, tube safe situational awareness. DarkWAVE fills the NVG’s field-of-view (FOV) with full color symbology at a higher resolution than currently available clip-on thermal imagers. The operational impact of the DarkWAVE is improved situational awareness for faster, more informed and decisive action (OODA loops) by our warfighters. DarkWAVE’s augmented clip-in visuals enhance warfighter’s ability to safely complete their missions, reduce fratricide and return home to their families.
Kopin’s pivotal role in DayVAS and DarkWAVE involves the development and production of look-through mixed reality accessories, which enhance warfighter situational awareness with state-of-the-art Day and Night HUDs. With geospatial AR software integration, users will have the capability to select menu items at a glance, watch drone feeds, navigation cueing and communicate via text over a real world scene.
“Warfighters utilizing today’s ATAK systems and similar emerging AR technologies require the ability to safely access vital information in real-time. This crucial knowledge not only supports successful mission outcomes but also supports our mission of helping them return home safely,” said Nic Peterson, Kopin’s Director of Business Development for Warfighter Vision. “We believe our high-performance microdisplays combined with innovative near-eye optics enable Kopin’s HUD products to meet the needs of the warfighter by enhancing the utility and safety of the ATAK systems in use today.”
See the DayVAS HUD and DarkWAVE demonstrations at SHOT Show 2025, featured at Wilcox Booth #62303. Contact sales@kopin.com to pre-schedule a demonstration.
Note to the Media: Priority demonstration experiences are available for members of the media who register in advance at Kopin@lightspeedpr.com.
About Wilcox Industries
With over 40 years of experience, Wilcox Industries designs, develops, and manufactures complex mounting and electro-optical solutions to fit the needs of even the most urgent and demanding Government and Department of Defense customer requirements. Our state-of-the-art headquarters and production facility in
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation is a leading developer and provider of innovative display, and application-specific optical solutions sold as critical components and subassemblies for defense, enterprise, professional and consumer products. Kopin’s portfolio includes microdisplays, display modules, eyepiece assemblies, image projection modules, and vehicle mounted and head-mounted display systems that incorporate ultra-small high-resolution Active Matrix Liquid Crystal displays (AMLCD), Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal on Silicon (FLCoS) displays, MicroLED displays (µLED) 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. Kopin is a trademark of Kopin Corporation.
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Statements in this press release may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the safe harbor created by such sections. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “can,” “will,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date made, and advise readers that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions by us that are difficult to predict. These forward-looking statements may include statements with respect to the expected performance and benefits of DayVAS and DarkWAVE; and belief that our high-performance microdisplays combined with innovative near-eye optics enable Kopin’s HUD products to meet the needs of the warfighter by enhancing the utility and safety of the ATAK systems in use today . Various factors, some of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by us or on our behalf, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as may otherwise be required by the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are only predictions, subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed. Important factors that could affect performance and cause results to differ materially from management’s expectations are described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors; Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and other parts of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, or as updated from time to time by our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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