LightPath

LightPath

LightPath Technologies Inc

Orlando, Florida, United States

OptronicsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseDual-use
Component Supplier, Subsystem Manufacturer
Profile last updated: July 24, 2026

About

LightPath is a defense component supplier based in Orlando, United States working in optronics, counter-uas & air defense.

LightPath is an optics and thermal imaging company that designs and manufactures custom VIS and infrared optics, infrared glass, molded optics, thin film coatings, lens assemblies, imaging cores and cooled and uncooled thermal cameras. It serves aerospace and defense customers alongside telecommunications, medical, industrial and energy markets. The company states it designs, fabricates and coats optics in-house and develops products from raw materials through to complete integrated camera systems. Its defense and aerospace work includes precision optics and thermal imaging systems for mission-critical environments, including counter-UAS and autonomous targeting applications. The company has operated for over 40 years and maintains facilities in Orlando, Florida (global headquarters), Hudson, New Hampshire, Plano, Texas, Zhenjiang, China and Riga, Latvia.

Location

Orlando, United States

Legal name

LightPath Technologies Inc

Focus areas

opticsthermal imaginginfraredLWIRMWIRmolded opticsthin film coatingsinfrared glasscounter-UASaerospace and defense

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

OptronicsCounter-UAS & Air Defense

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

G5 Infrared cameras

Thermal imaging camera

Infrared cameras offered in uncooled and cooled configurations for surveillance and monitoring.

EdgeIR

AI-integrated thermal camera platform

AI-integrated edge processing for thermal imaging systems, including EdgeIR-powered autonomous targeting.

BBIR broadband infrared solutions

Broadband infrared optics and imaging

Broadband infrared products built on proprietary Black Diamond chalcogenide glass.

LWIR thermal imaging systems

Long-wave infrared imaging

Integrated long-wave infrared thermal imaging systems for mission-critical applications.

MWIR thermal imaging systems

Mid-wave infrared imaging

High-sensitivity, long-range mid-wave infrared systems combining optics, coatings and camera expertise.

Thermal imaging lens assemblies

Infrared optical assembly

Lens assemblies for thermal imaging applications.

Infrared imaging cores

Infrared imaging module

Infrared imaging cores supplied as components for OEM integration.

Infrared glass

Infrared optical material

Infrared glass and chalcogenide materials produced in-house.

Precision molded optics

Molded optical component

Precision-molded lenses and optical components, including custom designs.

Thin film coatings

Optical coating

In-house optical thin film coatings.

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