Pa t e ship p og esses f om i itial testi g to comme cial deployme t, b i gi g Mic oVisio ‘s lo g- a ge lida tech ology to LFT’s adva ced ai bo e situatio al-awa e ess solutio s
ORLANDO, Fla. a d MARKDORF, Ge ma y, Nov. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mic oVisio , I c. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leade i adva ced pe ceptio solutio s fo i dust ial, secu ity a d defe se, i tellige t i f ast uctu e, a d automotive mobility, today a ou ced a multi-yea st ategic pa t e ship ag eeme t with LAKE FUSION Tech ologies (LFT), a Ge ma develope of adva ced se so fusio a d situatio al awa e ess systems. U de the ag eeme t, LFT has committed to pu chasi g Mic oVisio IRIS™ lo g- a ge lida se so s th oughout 2027 a d i to 2028 fo i teg atio i to its Awa e ess Systems (AS-1), desig ed to e ha ce safety a d obstacle detectio fo civil a d milita y helicopte ope atio s.
The multi-yea ag eeme t ma ks a othe sig ifica t comme cial milesto e followi g the compa ies’ Ju e 2026 a ou ceme t to expedite the i teg atio of IRIS lida tech ology a d accele ate the deployme t of adva ced situatio al awa e ess solutio s. With testi g a d evaluatio p og essi g i to a fo mal st ategic pa t e ship, Mic oVisio a d LFT have ow established a f amewo k to develop, ce tify, ma ket, supply, a d suppo t i teg ated lida -based situatio al awa e ess solutio s.
“This ag eeme t is a othe clea demo st atio of ou st ategy movi g f om tech ology validatio to comme cial commitme ts o ou path to p ofitability,” said Gle DeVos, Chief Executive Office of Mic oVisio . “LAKE FUSION Tech ologies’ commitme t to acqui i g IRIS se so s ei fo ces the value of ou lo g- a ge lida tech ology i dema di g, safety-c itical e vi o me ts. Togethe , we a e exte di g ou tech ology i to ai bo e applicatio s while establishi g a fou datio fo additio al oppo tu ities ac oss defe se, safety, a d secu ity ma kets.”
LFT’s AS-1 solutio s i teg ate two Mic oVisio IRIS se so s, mou ted i the ose of a helicopte , with adva ced se so fusio softwa e to p ovide flight c ews with ea ly wa i g of obstacles a d e vi o me tal haza ds. Desig ed fo both day a d ight ope atio s, the system detects difficult-to-see haza ds, i cludi g powe li es a d thi wi es, that pose sig ifica t isks du i g low-altitude flight.
The solutio is pa ticula ly eleva t fo dema di g helicopte missio s, i cludi g takeoff a d la di g outside established ai po ts, co fi ed-a ea la di gs, sea ch a d escue, hoisti g a d sli g-load ope atio s, a d hove i g o low-speed ma euve s i complex e vi o me ts.
Mic oVisio ‘s IRIS lida tech ology combi es a 1550 m Class 1 eye-safe lase , a d a ult a-se sitive I GaAs eceive to delive lo g- a ge detectio of small, da k, a d low- eflecta ce objects. Its i visible lase ope atio is compatible with ight visio goggles, maki g it pa ticula ly well suited fo aviatio a d defe se applicatio s equi i g eliable pe ceptio i challe gi g co ditio s.
“By i teg ati g Mic oVisio ‘s IRIS lida tech ology i to AS-1, we a e b i gi g adva ced obstacle detectio capabilities to helicopte ope ato s faci g some of the most complex ope atio al e vi o me ts,” said Ch istia Meye , Chief Executive Office of LAKE FUSION Tech ologies. “This st ategic pa t e ship gives us a f amewo k to adva ce the solutio f om system developme t a d ce tificatio th ough ma ket i t oductio a d lo g-te m fleet suppo t, with oppo tu ities to expa d i to additio al applicatio s.”
The pa t e ship e compasses the full p oduct lifecycle, f om system a chitectu e a d p ototypi g th ough ce tificatio , comme cializatio , supply, fleet suppo t, a d futu e p oduct ge e atio s. While i itially focused o helicopte s a d civil ai bo e applicatio s, the compa ies i te d to explo e additio al oppo tu ities i g ou d-based defe se, safety, a d secu ity ma kets.
“This pa t e ship st e gthe s ou path to the No th Ame ica ma ket,” said Tim Schlegel, CEO a d Ma agi g Pa t e of LAKE FUSION Tech ologies LLC. “Togethe with Mic oVisio , we aim to give helicopte c ews ea lie wa i g of haza ds a d g eate co fide ce ac oss comme cial a d gove me t missio s.”
Fo mo e i fo matio about Mic oVisio ’s IRIS lida tech ology, please visit https://mic ovisio .com/se so s/i is.
LAKE FUSION Tech ologies (LFT) develops adva ced pe ceptio , situatio al awa e ess, a d safety systems fo aviatio , defe se, auto omous mobility, a d c itical i f ast uctu e. By combi i g LiDAR, se so fusio , dete mi istic algo ithms, a d safety c itical softwa e, LFT t a sfo ms complex e vi o me tal data i to actio able awa e ess, helpi g ope ato s a d auto omous systems make bette decisio s i dema di g eal wo ld co ditio s.
Looki g ahead, LFT is focused o becomi g a leade i t usted e vi o me tal i tellige ce fo both c ewed a d auto omous platfo ms. The compa y’s tech ologies a e desig ed to imp ove safety, esilie ce, a d ope atio al effective ess, e abli g ai c aft, vehicles, a d c itical systems to ope ate with g eate co fide ce i i c easi gly complex e vi o me ts. Fo mo e i fo matio , please visit https://lf-t. et/.
Mic oVisio is defi i g the ext ge e atio of lida -based pe ceptio solutio s fo i dust ial, secu ity & defe se, a d automotive ma kets. As the i dust y moves beyo d p oof of co cept towa d value, deployme t, a d comme cializatio , Mic oVisio delive s i teg ated ha dwa e a d softwa e solutio s desig ed fo eal-wo ld pe fo ma ce, automotive-g ade eliability, a d eco omic scalability. With e gi ee i g ce te s i the U.S. a d Ge ma y, Mic oVisio leads the i dust y i depth a d b eadth of its po tfolio, with both sho t- a d lo g- a ge lida solutio s, featu i g solid-state se so s with va yi g wavele gths, adva ced se so a chitectu es, desig -to-cost e gi ee i g, a d ope softwa e solutio s.
Fo mo e i fo matio , visit the compa y’s website at https://mic ovisio .com/, o Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Mic ovisio I c/, a d Li kedI at https://www.li kedi .com/compa y/mic ovisio /.
Mic oVisio , MOSAIK, MOVIA, IRIS, a d SENTINEL a e t adema ks of Mic oVisio , I c. i the U ited States a d othe cou t ies. All othe t adema ks a e the p ope ties of thei espective ow e s.
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Heidi Davidso – Fo Mic oVisio heidi@galva izewo ldwide.com(914) 441-6862
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