CACI International Acquires SA Photonics

Rocket Lab Acquires Optical Support, Inc. (OSI)

February 26, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab has completed the acquisition of Optical Support, Inc. (OSI), a designer and manufacturer of custom high-precision optical and optomechanical instruments. The deal is intended to strengthen Rocket Lab’s vertically integrated payload and national security capability by adding optics and optomechanical capacity and production scale.

Circet USA Acquires CACI Communications

January 8, 2025

Telecommunications

Circet USA, the U.S. arm of global network infrastructure provider Circet, has acquired CACI Communications, a Kansas City–area aerial and underground telecom construction contractor. The acquisition expands Circet USA’s capacity and capabilities in fiber optic aerial/underground construction and fiber splicing to better serve national telecom and internet service providers.

Luminar Technologies Acquires Freedom Photonics

March 21, 2022

Industrial Services

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR) announced it is acquiring Freedom Photonics, a high-performance laser chip and photonics components company used for lidar and other optical sensing applications. The all-stock deal follows years of collaboration and is expected to close in the second quarter, with Freedom Photonics’ leadership continuing to run and expand the business after closing.

CACI Acquires ID Technologies from The Acacia Group

December 29, 2021

Cybersecurity

CACI International acquired Ashburn, Virginia–based ID Technologies, a mid-tier provider of enterprise IT, CSfC-compliant cybersecurity products, and managed services to U.S. federal customers. The acquisition, which closed on December 29, 2021 for $225 million, expands CACI's secure network modernization, remote-access, and cloud/IaaS capabilities for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian markets.

Optics11 Acquires FAZ Technology from Fugro

February 21, 2020

Manufacturing

Optics11 has acquired FAZ Technology, Fugro’s fibre-optic R&D and product arm, including the FAZT family of FBG interrogators. The deal transfers FAZ’s optical sensing technology and product portfolio to Optics11 while retaining a manufacturing and sales collaboration with Femto Sensing International (FSI).

Luna Innovations Acquires General Photonics

March 4, 2019

Telecommunications

Luna Innovations Incorporated acquired General Photonics Corporation, a Chino, California-based provider of polarization management components, modules and optical test equipment, for $20 million (including up to $1 million earnout). The purchase expands Luna's Lightwave division and strengthens its communications test product portfolio by adding complementary measurement and polarization control capabilities and vertical integration synergies.