Safran scales up space, defense optics output after ELT mirror production milestone

• Safran Reosc neared completion of its ESO contract to deliver the ELT primary mirror, based on nanometer-scale polishing and mechatronic integration.
• Industrialized production of 931 ZERODUR mirror segments, each 1.5 meters wide, for the 39-meter ELT mirror now being installed in Chile.
• Invested €30 million to modernize a dedicated 5,000 m² facility, built around automated ion-beam polishing, digital metrology, RFID traceability.
• Capability positions the business for higher-volume production of space optical instruments targeting New Space constellations, sovereign observation satellites.
• Know-how also supports faster output of defense optics, including infrared binoculars or missile seekers.

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