EO & GEOINT · OPERATOR PROFILE · DATA AS OF 2026-07-28

Fibertek

Acquired EO & GEOINT Acquired HQ: Herndon, Virginia Founded 1983

Specialist in laser communication systems and advanced photonics for space and defense applications. Developed key laser communication terminals for NASA's LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) mission, which validated high-bandwidth optical links between spacecraft and ground stations. Also builds lidar systems, laser rangefinders, and advanced electro-optical sensors for DoD missions. Acquired by Leonardo DRS in 2021, becoming part of its advanced sensing and space electronics portfolio. A niche but strategically important player in the shift from RF to optical communications for space data relay — a market expected to grow significantly as LEO constellation bandwidth demands increase.

62.0

ARI Composite

Very Low Risk

#25 of 47

Peer Rank

Defense cohort

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Total Launches

No flights tracked

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Estimated valuation

Not disclosed

FINANCIAL HEALTH

62.0

ARI composite · Very Low Risk

Peer rank#25 of 47

Peer groupDefense

Data coverage53%

Tracked gov contracts$454.3M across 36 awards

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CAPITAL & CREDIT PROFILE

Government capital

$454.3M lifetime tracked obligations across 36 awards — top agency Department of Defense ($380.9M) (strict id-matched; unattributed award rows are excluded). Explore grants →
Source: USAspending.gov award obligations matched to this company. Obligations, not recognized revenue.

SECTOR POSITION

Primary sectorEO & GEOINT

Rank within sector#25 of 47

Tracked peers47

RECENT COVERAGE

Date	Source	Headline
Sep 15, 2025	USAspending.gov	Administration Awards $3.6M to FIBERTEK, INC. for PHASE III SBIR - HIGH-ALTITUDE WATER VAPOR AND OCEAN (HAWC) TRANSMITTER
Apr 08, 2025	USAspending.gov	Administration Awards $3.2M to FIBERTEK, INC. for FY25 SBIR PHASE III - ER:YAG LASER TRANSMITTER TRL6 DESIGN

REGISTRY DATA

Legal nameFibertek, Inc.

OwnershipAcquired

HeadquartersHerndon, Virginia

CountryUS

Founded1983

ParentLeonardo DRS

AliasesFibertek, FIBERTEK, FIBERTEK, INC., Fibertek Inc

Key programsLaser communications terminals, NASA LCRD laser comm, Space-to-ground optical links, DoD lasercom systems

Gov customersNASA, DoD, Space Force, DARPA

IPO statusAcquired by Leonardo DRS in 2021

Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Fibertek Inc. corporate homepage — confirms advanced-photonics / laser specialist delivering systems for NASA space missions; Herndon VA HQ.

METHODOLOGY

Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.

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