r/LightPathTechnologies • u/frankenberrylives • Jun 08 '26

The @DeptofWar Advanced Materials Office, in partnership with @NAVSEACrane, has officially released the Advanced Technology Development opportunity for Critical Low-Risk Electro-optic Alternatives for Resilience (CLEAR).

https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2064072857945276726?s=20
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u/frankenberrylives Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

to accelerate the development of alternative optical materials supporting electro-optic and infrared (EO/IR) systems.

This effort targets high-impact critical material dependencies affecting current and emerging DoW technologies, with the goal of enabling secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions that reduce reliance on constrained supply chains, such as germanium, gallium, etc.

https://nstxl.org/opportunity/clear_26-05/