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RP Optical Lab
Custom high-end IR and thermal-imaging lenses and optical assemblies (SWIR-LWIR) for defense, HLS and UAV platforms
Vitality Radar
Pillar Analysis
Strategic Assessment
Strategic Vector
RP Optical Lab is positioning as a specialized electro‑optical and thermal imaging supplier to defense and homeland security markets, reinforced by public‑market listing and large defense orders.
Efficiency Ratio
Headcount and infrastructure appear modest relative to the scale of recent defense contracts and index inclusion, suggesting above‑average revenue and impact per employee.
Evidence Signals
RP Optical Lab obtained ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification, with initial approval on 2011-06-06 and a certificate issue dated 2020-07-09 covering design, development, engineering and manufacturing of electronic and electro‑optical systems.
LightPath Technologies and RP Optical Lab announced a joint project to develop novel thermal imaging cameras for space applications using LightPath’s BD6 infrared optical material, funded by Space Florida and Israel Innovation Authority and supported by UCF CREOL.
Manor Evergreen Investments Fund Limited Partnership completed the acquisition of 40% of the issued and outstanding share capital of RP Optical Lab Ltd at a valuation of NIS 180 million.
RP Optical Lab reported receiving two letters of intent from a major Israeli defense customer within two days for supply of electro‑optical systems based on uncooled camera technology, totaling potential orders of about 36 million dollars with deliveries planned in 2027–2028, alongside a follow‑on order of 0.8 million dollars from a European defense customer for thermal lenses to be delivered in 2026.
RP Optical Lab announced the opening of trading of its securities on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, including filings identifying details of the new security and noting its fast track toward inclusion in the TA-Tech Elite index.
RP Optical Lab Ltd was added to the TA-125 Index, reflecting its inclusion among larger and more actively traded companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
- About
- RP Optical Lab (Petach Tikva, founded 2008, 51-200 employees) designs and manufactures high-end custom optical assemblies and thermal-imaging lenses for Homeland Security, defense and commercial applications - SWIR, MWIR, LWIR and VIS/NIR - with end-to-end in-house capability from optical design through coating, assembly, calibration and testing. Products include long-range continuous-zoom thermal lenses and dual-FOV LWIR lenses, fielded on global defense, HLS, UAV and surveillance platforms.
- Relevancy
- Independent IR-optics house with C-UAS-relevant long-range thermal zoom capability (CUAS.DET.EOIR adjacency) and an early-stage US entity - a strong-tech, thin-US-footprint profile suited to gap-score prospecting.
- Tags
- #IRoptics #thermalimaging #zoomlens #SWIR #MWIR #LWIR #opticalassemblies