Kopin Secures Additional $18.6 Million U.S. Army IBAS Award for Color MicroLED Technology

Westborough, 8 October 2026. Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) has secured an $18.6 million sole source award from the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) through the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) under the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program. The award is the second major U.S. government investment dedicated to advancing Kopin's color MicroLED microdisplay technology.

The latest award brings Kopin's total IBAS funding to $34 million. The additional funding will support development of two more MicroLED display configurations designed for specific ground-soldier and pilot applications. It will also accelerate Kopin's efforts to establish and expand U.S.-based MicroLED manufacturing capabilities.

With the expanded funding, Kopin will develop two additional MicroLED displays for specific ground soldier equipment and missions and for pilot HUDs.

Michael Murray, Kopin's CEO, said: "Combined with our previous IBAS investment, the U.S. government has now committed $34 million through IBAS to advance MicroLED technology."

Kopin is based in Westborough, Massachusetts, and provides application-specific optical systems, optical interconnect devices for data centers and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products.

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