Rocket Lab Acquires Optical Support, Inc. (OSI)
February 26, 2026
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.
- Buyers
- Rocket Lab Corporation
- Targets
- Optical Support, Inc.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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