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Top 25 Military optics and sensors based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 187 military optics and sensors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 21,051 professional contacts across them, including 1,381 with verified work emails. Irvine is the largest hub.
This list covers military optics and sensors headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest military optics and sensors based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15,727 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With headquarters in New York City and approximately employees worldwide, L3 develops advanced defense technologies and commercial solutions in pilot training, aviation security…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 592 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Edmund Optics has been a leading supplier of precision optics and optical components since 1942, designing and manufacturing a wide array of multi-element optical lenses, lens…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 429 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Leupold & Stevens, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 289 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Trijicon has led the industry in the development of superior any-light aiming systems since the company’s founding in 1981.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 261 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “America's largest optics manufacturer, Optimax is on the cutting edge of future applications in space, high-energy lasers, and semiconductor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 170 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Rochester Precision Optics (RPO) is a world-class vertically-integrated manufacturer of precision optical product solutions headquartered in the Greater Rochester, NY area.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 142 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “EOTECH, LLC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 137 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sellmark Corporation stands out in the manufacturing, technology, and consumer products industry for making, marketing, and moving products that improve people’s lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 134 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Wilcox fuses together the latest in advanced optics, networking and artificial intelligence to produce the most capable tactical solutions for today’s military, law enforcement…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 122 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bushnell Outdoor Products has been the industry leader in sports optics and outdoor accessories for more than 60 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “LightPath Technologies, Inc.(NASDAQ: LPTH) is a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “L3 KEO employs a full spectrum of engineering and manufacturing disciplines to design and build sensor systems for submarines, surface ships, combat vehicles, and other defense…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) is an American optics and photonics manufacturing company located in Rochester, NY.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 91 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Nightforce is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium sport optics and related products, including riflescopes, spotting scopes and accessories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 84 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ATN has created and developed advanced electro-optics for over 25 years in the USA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 81 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Celestron, is a leading designer, manufacturer and importer of high-quality optical products including computerized and non-computerized telescopes and related accessories…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 76 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “See Clearly and Act Decisively Clear Align designs, develops and manufactures electro-optic and infrared systems in support of national security, medical safety and commercial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 76 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Moog | Cotsworks designs and manufactures rugged optical components and subsystems to operate in harsh environments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Santa Barbara Infrared designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced infrared and electro-optical test instrumentation available.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Cevians led an historical technological pivot over 40 years ago by enabling night vision military missions in the battle filed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kowa American Corporation is part of Kowa Company Limited, one of the largest privately own companies in Japan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 58 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “OKSI is a team of pioneers with over 30 years developing and fielding custom EO/IR sensors within integrated AI/ML.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 51 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “One Brand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Precision Optics Corporation has been a developer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments since 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: military optics and sensors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names military optics and sensors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of military optics and sensors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name military optics and sensors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Military optics and sensors based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 187 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among military optics and sensors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “military optics and sensors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names military optics and sensors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among military optics and sensors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,381 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names military optics and sensors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many military optics and sensors are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 187 military optics and sensors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
L3 Technologies, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most military optics and sensors?
Irvine leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Richardson (4) and Auburn (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,381 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 187 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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