LightSolver Secures Paid Collaboration with the Israel Ministry of Defense for the Development of Photonic Computing Technology
Key Highlights
- ➤CollPlant (CLGN) subsidiary LightSolver signs multi-year framework with Israel Ministry of Defense
- ➤LightSolver secures initial order covering the engagement’s first 12 months
- ➤Defense-sector TAM estimated up to $5 billion annually, growing approximately 15% CAGR
- ➤LightSolver’s LPU targets complex workloads with faster time-to-solution and lower power consumption
- ➤LightSolver’s defense program follows proof-of-concept work and expands its paid customer base
Expert Statements
Head of Emerging Technologies Branch, Head of Emerging Technologies Branch at the Directorate of Defense Research & Development
“Advanced computing capabilities are increasingly important across a wide range of defense and technology applications.”
Head of Emerging Technologies Branch, Head of Emerging Technologies Branch at the Directorate of Defense Research & Development
“LightSolver’s photonic computing architecture offers a fundamentally different approach to addressing demanding computational challenges.”
Head of Emerging Technologies Branch, Head of Emerging Technologies Branch at the Directorate of Defense Research & Development
“We see this collaboration as an important opportunity to advance emerging computing technologies and reinforce Israel’s technological leadership on the global stage.”
Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi, Co-Founder and CEO of LightSolver
“We are proud of being chosen by the Israel Ministry of Defense to assist in solving advanced-computing problems it is evaluating.”
Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi, Co-Founder and CEO of LightSolver
“This engagement, together with our existing multi-year engineering program with Boeing, reflects our progress in converting successful technical validation into paid customer programs.”
Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi, Co-Founder and CEO of LightSolver
“We believe the capabilities being developed through these programs can address similar high-value computing needs across the broader defense market, including in the United States and other allied countries.”
Rehovot, Israel, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLGN) today announced that its subsidiary LightSolver Ltd. ("LightSolver"), a pioneer of pure photonic computing and developer of the Laser Processing Unit (LPU)™, has signed an agreement with the Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) within the Israel Ministry of Defense for the development and delivery of an LPU. The agreement follows earlier successful proof-of-concept work with DDR&D and marks the transition to a multi-year framework engagement focused on advanced, compute-intensive applications.
The engagement with the DDR&D adds a major government defense customer to LightSolver’s base of paid programs and places the LPU in a demanding, real-world environment where it can be applied across complex computing workloads. The program broadens the range of applications being developed on the LPU and strengthens the technology’s path toward wider deployment across defense and other compute-intensive markets.
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