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Oberkochen, Wetzlar (Germany); Irene (South Africa); Wake Forest, North Carolina (USA)

Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH
A leading provider of optronic technologies and products

Carl Zeiss Optronics is one of the leading international providers of optical and opto-electronic products and services to the defence and security market. Our ability to create customised solutions flexibly and inexpensively makes us a much sought-after partner for international armed forces and border patrol units.

Systems that enhance security
We develop, manufacture and distribute a wide range of optical and optronic products, systems and subsystems. These are specifically designed to fulfil the requirements of armed forces in the field and the demands of border patrol and domestic security applications.

Selected activities from the airborne systems sector:

Air reconnaissance and targeting systems

Stabilised platforms for UAVs and helicopters

Head-tracker systems

Optical systems and mirrors for space applications

Since 2009, Carl Zeiss Optronics has also provided a range of laser communications systems, a family of products that has already proved its worth both on Earth and in space. Working alongside conventional telecommunications infrastructures, the systems allow large quantities of data to be transmitted and received over enormous distances in land-based, airborne and underwater applications – all without the risk of interception or interference.

Carl Zeiss Optronics sees itself as a partner to soldiers engaged in international crisis management and peacekeeping missions. Its production and development activities are therefore carefully tailored to the capability areas and nature of deployment of both the German Armed Forces and NATO.