OPTX IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC

Defense · Private

Night sky irradiance characterization sensor for measuring spectral radiance across visible, NIR, SWIR, and extended SWIR bands with radiometric calibration and atmospheric temperature measurement

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · optximaging.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $12.7M

Federal grants: $1.4M; 3 awards · 2018–2024; Rank in peer group#56 of 113
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $11.3M; 18 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#375 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Low Cost Infrared Search And Track$225K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Topic A244-024. 873 Authority.$250K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Phase I SBIR Topic A244-024. 873 Authority.$250K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$139K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$139K
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Infrared Coating Process Improvements For Detectors$1.2M
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Entitled, "large Format Color Low Light Level"$196K

Show 14 earlier federal awards

Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Base Period: Digital Infrared Sensor$246K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Effort Entitled Dual Band Lens Swap Reduction And Increased Optical Throughput With Calcium Lanthanum Sulphide (cls)$110K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · This Is For A SBIR Phase II Effort. The Contractor Shall Investigate, Research And Design A Ruggedized, Non-imaging, High Sensitivity System For Measuring The Night Sky Air Glow From 400-2500NM Spectral Region.$1M
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Baa For Dual Band Midwave Infrared (mwir/longwave Infrared (lwir) Wide Field Of View (wfov) Imaging System.$3M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · optX Night Sky Characterization System$1.0M
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Open Skies Sensor Charcterization Infrared Measurement System$896K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Award$96K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Novel Optics For Tactical Swir With Reconfigurable Operations$750K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Effort Is The Rapid Innovation Fund (rif) Broad Agency Announcement (baa), HQ0034-16-BAA-RIF-0001, "next Generation Tactical Mwir Systems" To Support Next Generation Mid-wave Infrared Target Acquisition Sensor Prototype Demonstration. Optx Imaging Systems, Llc Proposed The Development Of Mwir System Prototypes For Next Generation Platforms Such As The Javelin Command Launch Unit (clu) And Large Aperture Gimbal Applications To Provide An Unprecedented Overall System Size And Co$1.8M
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Ussocom 16.3 Topic 6$148K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Uncooled Multi Spectral Hostile Fire Detection System$750K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Novel Optics For Tactical Swir With Reconfigurable Operations$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Base Period - SBIR Phase I - Compact Tactical "speqdra" Imaging System$100K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 1 Uncooled Multi-spectral (umis) Hostile Fire Detection And Discrimination System For Airborne Plat.$148K

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#56 · top 50%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.