Vuzix Introduces Shrike Defense Display Platform and Ships Initial Evaluation Units

Configurable waveguide display gives defense and security customers a significant jumpstart for their custom wearable systems

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, waveguides for smart glasses and co-packaged optical data center interconnects, and related augmented reality technologies, today introduced Vuzix Shrike™, a configurable waveguide display platform for defense, security and first responder applications. Vuzix has begun shipping initial Shrike units to customers for evaluation and integration into custom wearable display systems.

Vuzix Shrike gives customers a highly configurable, working hardware solution with which to assess display performance, fit and system integration before defining a purpose-built product for its given customers. The platform combines full-color, 1280 × 720 imagery with a 40-degree field of view and a compact optical design. It is intended to support applications such as situational awareness, drone and unmanned ground vehicle operations, and the presentation of mission information in the wearer's field of view.

The platform features a rated brightness of 3,000 nits to the eye with a 25 mm eye relief and a 14.3 × 14 mm eye box. Available features include electrochromic tinting to adjust the viewing experience and Vuzix Incognito™ technology to reduce outward-visible light from the display. It's configurable as a monocular or binocular hardware solution, which allows customers to evaluate optical and integration choices as they develop requirements for their own wearable systems.

"Shrike provides defense customers a platform they can work with now, while giving them room to tailor the display to their application," said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vuzix. "Our goal is to help customers move from evaluating a wearable display to developing a system that meets their program requirements. Shrike also brings Vuzix' waveguide design, display engineering and U.S. manufacturing capabilities into those discussions from the start."

Vuzix plans to demonstrate Shrike at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, October 12–14, 2026, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., and at Modern Warfare Week, November 16–19, 2026, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Vuzix Defense Sales Contact:

Louie Salinas, Defense Business Development Specialist
Vuzix Corporation
[email protected]
Tel: (585) 359-5961
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA

Vuzix Shrike Platform Features

About Vuzix Corporation

Vuzix is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of AI-enabled smart glasses, waveguides and advanced optical components for the enterprise, medical, defense, security, consumer and OEM markets. Its business is organized around three core areas: Enterprise Smart Glasses, OEM customer programs, and Waveguide Design and Manufacturing. Vuzix designs and manufactures diffractive waveguides at its Rochester, New York facility using custom-assembled nanoimprint lithography lines and proprietary processes and materials for the volume replication of nanoscale optical structures. This platform supplies waveguides for Vuzix's smart glasses and partner OEM display programs and supports the Company's early-stage development of optical interconnect components for AI data centers.

Founded in 1997, Vuzix holds more than 500 patents and patents pending, along with numerous IP licenses covering optics, head-mounted displays and augmented reality wearables, and has received more than 20 Consumer Electronics Show awards for innovation. The Company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol VUZI and maintains operations in Rochester, New York, and Kyoto and Okayama, Japan. For more information, visit the Vuzix website, X and Facebook pages.

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Vuzix Media and Investor Relations Contact:

Ed McGregor, Director of Investor Relations
Vuzix Corporation
25 Hendrix Road, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA
[email protected]
Tel: (585) 359-5985
Vuzix Corporation
25 Hendrix Road, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA

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