Today’s advanced Defence and Aerospace applications demand a partner who can deliver mission-critical performance, reliability and support.
Excelitas is that partner, with over 50 years of experience in getting the job done right the first time. We understand what it takes to get even the most complex project off the ground. From initial design to deployment, we consistently deliver innovative photonic solutions. Our products are backed with exceptional design, production, and test capabilities and decades of systems integration experience. Every product, whether customized to exacting customer specifications or ruggedized commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), is engineered to meet stringent performance requirements and operate in extreme environments. We work closely with our customers throughout the product life cycle, while providing expert technical input at every step along the way. Our expertise in energetic safety systems, electro-optics, night vision equipment, sensors, defense lighting, frequency standards for satellites, and high-energy switching enables us to meet your exacting application needs. Because of our field-proven leadership in supporting mission-critical applications, we are the preferred supplier for military end-users and prime contractors worldwide.
Soldier Systems
World leaders for the design, development, supply and support of components, modules and system solutions for Night Vision, Thermal Imaging and Fused Sighting, Surveillance and Target Location systems
Defense Optronics
Excelitas is the leading provider of defense optronics for all platforms and domains. Our global organization is vertically integrated with expertise that spans all wavebands from the ultraviolet through to the long wave infrared. We specialize in creating unique solutions specifically to fulfill the demanding requirements of our customers.
- Custom Optical Components & Assemblies
Building on a century-long heritage of optical manufacturing and leveraging our global footprint of state-of-the-art production facilities, Excelitas delivers custom optical component and assembly solutions for the most demanding applications. With highly specialized abilities for lenses, mirrors, prisms and prism assemblies, Excelitas possesses the industry’s most comprehensive optical manufacturing processes from the deep UV to the long wave IR.
- Vehicle Solutions
Excelitas is a leading supplier of complex optronic solutions for above- and below-armor in main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers. Excelitas optical modules are in service on major platforms around the world including AJAX, JLTV, LAV, Stryker, Warrior, Puma, Challenger and many others.
- Thermal Cameras
Excelitas designs and manufactures a range of medium and long range thermal cameras covering the MWIR and LWIR wavebands. All cameras utilize the latest sensor technologies and benefit from our proven pedigree in designing and manufacturing high performance optical modules and cameras for demanding surveillance, targeting, naval and C-UAS applications.
- High Energy Laser Optics and Assemblies
Excelitas produces high-energy laser optics delivering best-in-class laser damage threshold, ultra-low scatter, excellent wavefront performance, exceptional environmental stability and rugged mechanical durability. Our high-energy laser optics and assemblies are ideal for the demanding applications of high-energy lasers, targeting, IR-countermeasure, range finding, and intracavity lasers. Engage our extensive portfolio of components including windows, lenses, prisms, beamsplitters, actively covalent-bonded beamsplitters, polarization control coatings (for intra-cavity and external cavity applications), spatially variable coatings. Assemblies include critical vacuum cells, telescope, beam expansion, beamsteering, cavity oscillator and OPO assemblies.
Avionics
Excelitas delivers mission-critical power and photonics to support a wide range of demanding airborne and space-based platforms. As leaders in sensor, optical and electronics technologies, our components, systems and technological expertise are empowering next-generation airborne platforms.
Helmet-Mounted and Head-Up Displays
Excelitas is the world leading designer and manufacturer of head-up display and helmet-mounted display optics for civil airliners, business jets, military fast jets, trainer aircraft, military transport and military rotary-wing platforms.
Missiles and Missile Defense
From electronics to optics and energetics, Excelitas is a leader in the technologies to optimize the performance of missiles and munitions.
Space
Our photonic technologies enable satellite mission success for geostationary, medium-earth orbit (MEO) and low-earth orbit (LEO) space satellites, and has a proven pedigree for reliable deployment on extended probe missions.
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