Meopta

Founded in 1933, Meopta is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Přerov, Czech Republic working in optronics, soldier equipment.

Meopta is a Czech precision optics manufacturer headquartered in Přerov, founded in 1933. It designs, engineers and manufactures optical, opto-mechanical and opto-electronic systems and components for industrial, military and consumer markets. Its defense-related offering includes optical systems for armoured vehicles and tanks, optical systems for armed forces, soldier personal systems, and military target acquisition and observation devices such as night vision, red dot and riflescope products. Capabilities cover optical component manufacturing, mechanical machining, clean-room assembly up to class 10, measurement and metrology, R&D and an all-in-one service from prototyping to serial production. Its consumer sports optics range is a major dual-use line. Manufacturing is primarily in the Czech Republic. Since 2023 the company has been part of the Carlyle Group.