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Kopin Lands a Second Pentagon Award for Color MicroLED: $18.6 Million for Soldier and Pilot Displays, $34 Million in Total

October 16, 2026 by mw

Bar chart of Kopin IBAS color MicroLED awards: $15.4 million in September 2025 and $18.6 million in October 2026, totaling $34 million

Kopin’s new $18.6 million sole-source IBAS award funds two more color MicroLED displays, for ground-soldier gear and pilot HUDs, and U.S. manufacturing. It brings the company’s IBAS total to $34 million, but there are no specs or production orders yet.

Rivet Says It Has Delivered 70 Hard Spec Smart-Glasses Prototypes to the Army, and Wants Soldiers Tasking Drones Through AI Agents Next

October 16, 2026 by mw

A U.S. Army soldier wears an IVAS 1.2 prototype headset during a user assessment (U.S. Army photo, public domain)

Rivet CEO Dave Marra says the startup has delivered 70 Hard Spec smart-glasses prototypes to the U.S. Army and raised a $55 million Series A, while pitching a future in which soldiers command AI agents that task drones. The agent vision is a company roadmap, not an Army requirement.

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