Kopin Achieves Production Approval Milestone on Next Generation F-35 OLEDoS Microdisplay

July 18, 2024

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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 that it has achieved the final milestone in the production qualification of its high performance Organic Light Emitting Diode on Silicon (OLEDoS) display for Collins Aerospace's F-35 Lightning II Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS).

Kopin is the sole-source supplier of its high-brightness AMLCD displays for the F-35 helmets under a multi-year procurement agreement that is expected to continue over several additional years. The display technology used in the F-35 helmets will be transitioning to Kopin's next-generation OLEDoS in the coming years. Under the agreement Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, will fund Kopin's purchase of production test equipment required to scale OLEDoS to full mass-production. Kopin completed its full performance validation of the OLEDoS display in preparation for customer qualification and flight testing.

"Production validation for the new OLEDoS display is the final milestone in the qualification of our display and confirms the exceptional performance of our OLEDoS technology," stated Bill Maffucci, the Company's Vice President of Business Development and Strategy. "This display is designed to meet higher performance requirements than the interim OLEDoS displays currently being procured by the program, and as a result the Kopin OLEDoS is the only version moving forward into final qualification and full rate production. This successful completion of customer testing will enable Kopin to continue as the sole provider of production displays for the F-35 HMDS through two generations of display technologies."

As 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 (NAVAIR).

Source : Kopin Corporation