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Kopin Awarded $3.2 Million Initial Contract for Innovative First‑Person Viewer Optical Modules, Marking Entry into the FPV Drone Market
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., April 22, 2026--Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) a leading provider of application-specific optical systems and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products, today announced it has been awarded a $3.2 million initial order for an innovative optical module supporting a key partner’s next‑generation first‑person‑view (FPV) goggle system for drone pilots. The program includes the potential delivery of up to 40,000 go
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