Kopin secures $7.5 million contract for pilot Helmet Mounted Display Systems

Kopin Corporation, a leading provider of application-specific optical systems and high-performance microdisplays, has secured a multi-year contract, totaling $7.5 million, to supply microdisplays for pilot Helmet Mounted Display Systems, that provide augmented reality (AR) capability. This order adds to the $6 million in orders for pilot helmet displays received in 2025, bringing the total to $13.5 million year-to-date.

Kopin’s customer is a Tier 1 Department of Defense (DOD) prime contractor and one of the world’s leading suppliers of aerospace and defense solutions.

“Our microdisplays continue to be the solution of choice for pilot helmet programs across multiple aircraft platforms because they provide our warfighters with the reliability and performance needed to achieve over-match against our adversaries,” states Bill Maffucci, SVP Business Development and Strategy. “The ability of a nation to use aircraft and AR enabled pilot Helmet Mounted Display Systems to achieve its military objectives during combat missions, reconnaissance and surveillance, command and control is of the utmost importance.”

Kopin’s microdisplays provide unique benefits to pilots in high stress situations. With their custom fit helmet, warfighters can easily obtain critical information relevant to their missions, including enhancing their situational awareness. Pilots can interact seamlessly with aircraft systems, allowing them to respond quickly and accurately to rapidly changing situations.

“Kopin has a strong track record of delivering custom-designed and rigorously tested microdisplays to the DOD and its primes, showing continued trust in the displays and systems we design and manufacture here in the USA,” says Maffucci.

The microdisplays will be manufactured in Kopin’s Class 10 cleanroom facility in the USA. To ensure reliability, each display will undergo rigorous testing and extensive quality control measures.

“With every new contract, our customers are affirming Kopin’s strategy, technology and manufacturing leadership in providing our warfighters with display systems where and when performance matters most,” says Michael Murray, CEO, Kopin. “Kopin’s microdisplays play a crucial role in enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of military personnel, contributing to the success of various defense missions, globally.”