Eighteen years of electro-optics.
From a night vision clip-on for hunters to night vision for the military. The milestones that brought us here.
First night vision
The NP-22 Gen 2+ night vision clip-on for hunters. Our first step into electro-optics.
Night Pearl is born
The Night Pearl brand is founded in the Czech Republic.
Thermal for hunters
FLIR distribution brings thermal imaging to the European hunting market.
Our own thermal
IR510, the first thermal device of our own design. The distributor becomes a manufacturer.
Czech Armed Forces
Night vision supplied to the Czech Armed Forces as a subcontractor.
Our own facility
A new site in Bystřice pod Hostýnem with R&D, optical and electro-optical production and a shooting range, partly EU-funded.
Service centre
Our own laboratory service for thermal and night vision devices opens.
SEER at IWA
SEER, a thermal clip-on that needs no re-zeroing, debuts at IWA.
New identity
Brand redesign and thermal temperature screening delivered across Europe during the pandemic.
Engineers from Meopta
Senior optical design engineers join the team.
Design by Koncern
Koncern design studio in Prague designs the HARPIA, MANUL and VULTURIS lines.
Night Pearl USA
SHOT Show debut and Night Pearl USA founded in Sarasota, Florida.
Red Dot for MANUL
The MANUL riflescope wins a Red Dot award; HARPIA thermal launches.
ARMDEF and FFF
The ARMDEF line with Nocturn Industries, the HH series with a shutterless sensor, and Future Forces Forum.