Facts

• Segment: Perception
• Country: United States
• Founded: 1984
• Website: https://www.kopin.com

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Commercial
• Events
• Team
• Context tags
• Sources

Summary

Kopin Corporation supplies microdisplays, optical modules and application-specific optical systems for defense, enterprise, industrial and medical products. In 2026 it entered the FPV drone market with Sentinel FPV optical modules and prototype orders tied to U. S. one-way attack drone programs.

Market context

Kopin supplies microdisplay and optical subsystems used in drone FPV viewers, defense headsets and near-eye vision systems.

Facts

• Website: https://www.kopin.com
• HQ: Westborough, United States
• Founded: 1984
• Segment: Perception

Commercial

2 commercial events; 2 commercial orders; latest event 2026-06-29

• 2026-06-29 - Commercial order - Kopin receives Sentinel FPV prototype orders for US OWA drone ecosystem - source: businesswire.com
• 2026-04-22 - Commercial order - Kopin wins $3.2M initial Sentinel FPV optical-module contract - source: kopin.com

Events

• 2026-06-29 - Commercial Order - Kopin receives Sentinel FPV prototype orders for US OWA drone ecosystem - The orders cover Sentinel FPV prototype units for customers evaluating the product for U.S. one-way attack drone…
• 2026-04-22 - Commercial Order - Kopin wins $3.2M initial Sentinel FPV optical-module contract - The April 2026 order covered an optical module for a partner next-generation FPV goggle system.

Team

• Michael Murray - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director - His background connects Kopin management to defense electronics, industrial sensing and application-specific optical systems.
• Erich Manz - Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer - His semiconductor finance background is relevant to Kopin as a public supplier of microdisplay and optical-module systems.
• Paul Baker - Chief Operating Officer for Kopin Government and Industrial and Strategic Business Officer - His operating role covers the Kopin business unit most tied to defense and industrial optical-system customers.

Context tags

• Photonics component supplier - Peer Group - Kopin supplies microdisplays, optical modules and application-specific optical systems.
• Optical perception components - Capability - Kopin Sentinel FPV uses microdisplays and near-eye optics for drone FPV viewing.
• Aerospace defence component supplier - Peer Group - Kopin sells optical systems and microdisplays into defense applications.
• Drone payload component supplier - Stack Layer - Kopin supplies Sentinel FPV optical modules for drone-pilot goggle systems.
• Defence FPV strike - Workflow - Kopin prototype orders target the U.S. one-way attack drone ecosystem.
• Drone and robotics datalinks - Capability - Sentinel FPV supports low-latency first-person viewing in drone operations.