Exosens accelerates innovation capabilities in night vision and expands total addressable market with strategic acquisition of NVLS
EXOSENS ACCELERATES INNOVATION CAPABILITIES IN NIGHT VISION AND EXPANDS TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF NVLS
PRESS RELEASE
MÉRIGNAC, FRANCE– MADRID, SPAIN, JULY 16th, 2025
- Exosens announces the closing of Spanish-based NVLS, a specialist in night vision equipment.
- This strategic merger will enable the combined group to expand its total addressable market (TAM) and to provide high-end night vision goggles to end-users. It will also enable to accelerate the development of advanced night vision modules for our customers that meet the critical needs of future combat environments and next-generation soldiers
- Exosens continue to strengthen manufacturing capacity and global footprint to capture all the significant increasing demand.
- This acquisition will enable NVLS to further develop its business in Spain, Latin America and Asia thanks to Exosens global commercial reach
Exosens, a high-tech company focused on providing mission and performance-critical amplification, detection and imaging technology, today announces the closing of the acquisition of Spain-based company NVLS, a specialist developer and manufacturer of man-portable night vision and thermal devices.
This strategic move contributes to strengthening European sovereignty in image intensifier-based equipment technologies and capabilities to develop innovative devices to guarantee tactical advantages to the soldier.
“With the acquisition of NVLS, we will enhance our long-term innovation capabilities for multi-sensor platforms using detectors and cameras made by Exosens while expanding significantly our total addressable market (TAM). Combining our expertise will allow us to propose to all our customers and end-users additional solutions based on enhanced integration of sensors and optics meeting the evolving needs of the soldier of the future and unlocking additional growth potential. Facing a significant increasing demand, we will continue to serve our customers with high performance and quality ITAR-Free products. We contribute to strengthening the European industrial base by expanding our manufacturing capacity and global footprint.” commented Jérôme Cerisier, CEO of Exosens.
NVLS, based in Spain with 63 employees, has developed a strong expertise in the field of man-portable night vision equipment, offering ultra-compact large field of view devices that provide enhanced visibility for land and aviation missions. These devices have been introduced as the new standards within the Spanish Armed Forces, Customs Police and Guardia Civil.
“We are very pleased to join Exosens group with which we have built a strong supplier relationship since many years. Exosens’ support will provide us capabilities to scale up and to bring unrivaled performances to NATO armed forces.” stated Jorge de la Torre, CEO of NVLS.
ABOUT EXOSENS:
Exosens is a high‐tech company, with more than 85 years of experience in the innovation, development, manufacturing and sale of high‐end electro‐optical technologies in the field of amplification, detection and imaging. Today, it offers its customers detection components and solutions such as travelling wave tubes, advanced cameras, neutron & gamma detectors, instrument detectors and light intensifier tubes. This allows Exosens to respond to complex issues in extremely demanding environments by offering tailor‐made solutions to its customers. Thanks to its sustained investments, Exosens is internationally recognized as a major innovator in optoelectronics, with production and R&D carried out on 11 sites, in Europe and North America, and with over 1,800 employees.
Exosens is listed on compartment A of the regulated market of Euronext Paris ﴾Ticker: EXENS – ISIN: FR001400Q9V2﴿. Exosens is a member of Euronext Tech Leaders segment and is also included in several indices, including the SBF 120, CAC All-Tradable, CAC Mid 60, FTSE Total Cap and MSCI France Small Cap.
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