What Optisys does

Optisys Inc. is a privately held U.S. company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in West Jordan / Salt Lake City, Utah, that designs and manufactures custom RF antennas and components using metal additive manufacturing (powder bed fusion). The company's core technology is the use of additive manufacturing not merely as a production method but as a design enabler, allowing multiple RF functions — filters, combiners, waveguide runs, feeds, polarizers, and switches — to be consolidated into single monolithic structures, eliminating interface losses and mechanical failure points and delivering significant size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) reductions. Its product portfolio spans six lines — Complex RF Assemblies, Horn Arrays, Feeds & Feed Clusters, Slot Arrays, Wide Band Arrays, and Verification & Testing services — operating from 1 to 50 GHz for space, aerospace, and defense applications, with flight heritage in multiple orbits and lunar missions and an IP base of more than 30 granted patents.

Optisys generates revenue through a combination of custom RF antenna sales (with non-recurring engineering fees for design plus unit production costs for flight-ready hardware), a growing Commercial Off-The-Shelf product line of configurable, flight-proven designs, and engineering services for RF testing, environmental qualification, and verification. The company goes to market via direct enterprise field sales targeting aerospace, defense, and space customers, with named engagements including the U.S. Space Force SCAR satellite tracking program, UHU Technologies (Quick Reaction Capability defense solutions), and AscendArc (GEO satellite technology). It holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certifications and is ITAR compliant, qualifying it for U.S. defense procurement, and the company is actively engaged in federal lobbying on FY2027 defense intelligence budget matters.

Name

Optisys

Legal name

Optisys Inc.

Website

https://optisys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Optisys is a Utah-based, privately held RF engineering company that designs and manufactures metal 3D-printed, monolithic antenna and waveguide products for aerospace, defense, and space customers, consolidating multiple RF functions into single structures to reduce SWaP-C and serve LEO, GEO, and lunar missions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RF Antenna Systems and Components

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

RF Front-End Modules (FEMs) & Integrated RF Modules (HDAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Avionics Integration, Wiring Harnesses & Installation Kits (IMABAFAL)

Keywords

• Metal additive manufacturing
• RF antenna design
• Aerospace defense electronics
• Monolithic RF assemblies
• Satellite communications hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

West Jordan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom RF Antenna Products: Optisys generates revenue through the design and manufacture of custom RF antennas and components using additive manufacturing. Products include complex RF assemblies, horn arrays, slot arrays, wideband arrays, feeds, and feed clusters. Revenue is derived from non-recurring engineering (NRE) fees for custom designs combined with unit production costs for delivery of flight-ready hardware.
2. Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Products: Sale of configurable, flight-proven antenna designs from an existing library with low or no NRE and fast turnaround. Customers can select from standard configurations and customize frequency and gain parameters.
3. Engineering Services: Comprehensive engineering analysis and testing services including RF testing, environmental qualification, and verification services to ensure antenna and RF hardware meets mission requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Optisys designs and manufactures custom RF antenna products and complex RF assemblies for aerospace, defense, and space applications using metal additive manufacturing (powder bed fusion / 3D printing). The company consolidates multiple RF components (filters, combiners, waveguide switches, feeds) into single monolithic structures, delivering Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) optimized antenna solutions operating from 1 to 50 GHz. Offerings span custom designs, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products, and verification and testing services.

Product overview

Optisys offers a dual-model approach combining Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Custom Solution product lines. Their core product portfolio centers on six distinct RF antenna offerings: Complex RF Assemblies (monolithic waveguide and filter integration), Horn Arrays (flight-proven scalable antennas), Feeds & Feed Clusters (L-band through Q-band patented designs), Slot Arrays (compact lightweight antennas), Wide Band Arrays (ultra-wideband arrays with up to 6:1 bandwidth for multi-orbit missions), and Verification & Testing services. All products leverage additive manufacturing as a design enabler to consolidate multiple RF and mechanical components into monolithic structures, delivering SWaP-C optimization for aerospace, defense, and space applications operating from 1 to 50 GHz.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complex RF Assemblies Additively manufactured, monolithic RF assemblies for demanding space and aerospace applications, integrating switches, diplexers, combiners, waveguide runs, filter banks, and thermal features into single structures.
• Horn Arrays Production-proven, high-TRL antenna solution designed for scalability across frequency and gain, with multiple designs currently on orbit supporting various missions, orbits, and operational environments.
• Feeds and Feed Clusters Patented, additively manufactured feed solutions spanning L-band through Q-band, supporting single-band or multi-band operation in various feed architectures with integrated feed and reflector system solutions.
• Slot Arrays Lightweight, additive-manufactured antennas purpose-built for modern space and aerospace platforms, featuring tightly controlled form factor with integrated RF and mechanical features in monolithic designs.
• Wide Band Arrays Ultra-wideband electronically steered arrays designed for multi-band, multi-orbit missions, supporting analog or digital beamforming with demonstrated up to 6:1 bandwidth while maintaining low insertion loss and high RF efficiency.
• Verification and Testing Comprehensive engineering analysis and testing services including RF bench testing, pattern and polarization testing, VSWR testing, random vibration, mechanical shock, temperature cycling, and thermal vacuum testing.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Defense Intelligence Agency / House Intelligence CommitteeminorOthers · 14 April 2026Optisys Inc. is listed among defense intelligence and cybersecurity companies actively lobbying on FY2027 budget matters with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, alongside Trellix, Ultra Intelligence & Communications, McAfee LLC, Logos Technologies, and Red Cat Holdings. Optisys has disclosed lobbying expenditures ranging from $50,000 to $190,000 per quarter.
• UHU TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUHU Technologies is a customer and development partner for Optisys antenna products. Optisys engineers created unique, high-performing antennas for UHU Technologies to deliver Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) solutions for complex modern-day warfare challenges. The partnership demonstrates Optisys' ability to support defense customers requiring rapid deployment of specialized RF capabilities.
• AscendArccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscendArc is a satellite technology company working with Optisys on GEO satellite technology development. Chris McLain, Co-Founder and CEO of AscendArc, stated that their work with Optisys is a crucial part of turning their vision for GEO satellite technology into reality. Optisys provides rapid prototyping and delivery of RF components for AscendArc's satellite constellation programs.
• 47GminorStrategic or Co-development Partner47G is a Utah-based aerospace and space industry organization. Aaron Starks, CEO & President of 47G, has publicly recognized Optisys as an innovative Utah-based company helping advance the aerospace and space industries, reflecting technical excellence and forward-thinking capability.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tesat-Spacecom: German-headquartered specialist in satellite communication payloads and RF equipment, including waveguide and antenna products. Comparable as a focused satellite-RF supplier with overlapping customer base.
• RUAG Space: European supplier of satellite payloads and antennas, including deployable and structural RF solutions. Comparable on supplying space-grade antenna products into satellite prime programs.
• SWISSto12: Swiss-based RF antenna and payload manufacturer for satellite and aerospace applications using additive manufacturing. Most direct comparable: same core technology approach (metal 3D printing of RF structures) targeting the same space/aerospace customers.

Broad incumbents

• Thales Alenia Space: Major European satellite and aerospace prime delivering RF antennas, payloads, and complete spacecraft. Comparable as a customer/competitor for space-grade RF antenna subsystems across LEO/GEO programs.
• MDA Space: Canadian-headquartered space systems prime with strong satellite antenna and RF subsystem heritage (now publicly listed). Comparable for GEO/LEO satellite antenna supply and as an integrator of advanced RF payloads.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Tier-1 aerospace supplier producing avionics, antennas, and RF components for commercial and military platforms. Comparable as a vertically integrated RF/antenna supplier into aerospace primes and a potential customer or competitor.
• BAE Systems (Space & Mission Systems, formerly Ball Aerospace): Large U.S. defense/space prime supplying spacecraft, antennas, and RF payloads to civil and military customers. Comparable as a satellite and antenna prime competing for the same U.S. government and commercial space programs.
• L3Harris Technologies: Large U.S. defense electronics and space prime with significant RF, antenna, and space-tracking capabilities. Comparable on the defense/aerospace customer side and increasingly relevant as L3Harris adopts additive manufacturing for RF.

Emerging players

• Kymeta: Developer of metamaterial-based flat-panel satellite antennas for mobile and fixed terminals. Comparable as an emerging satellite-antenna company addressing multi-orbit ground-segment use cases.
• ThinKom Solutions: U.S. specialist in flat-panel and mechanically steered antennas for satellite communications (in-flight connectivity, ground terminals). Comparable as a smaller, innovation-driven antenna vendor competing for satellite comms business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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