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AD2S: Aerospace & Defence Support and Services trade show with Kappa!
Meet us at AD2S in Bordeaux! (September 25. - 27.)
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AD2S: Aerospace & Defence Support and Services trade show with Kappa!
Meet us at AD2S in Bordeaux! (September 25. - 27.)
Trade Show Schedule / Defense
Meet us at AFCEA, the DALO Industry Days, RÜ.NET or at MSPO!
Lena Düpont, MdEP, and Christian Frölich, MdL, visiting Kappa
Good exchange on European topics in the SME sector
State parliament representative Christian Frölich at Kappa
Strengthen the region's appeal for talent
District Administrator Marcel Riethig (SPD) and Marc Diederich (WRG) visited Kappa
Good exchange and LWIR Groufie
Contract Signed with the German Bundeswehr
The World's Most Advanced Inspection System for Large-Caliber Gun Barrels
Solar-Team Eindhoven
Of-froad off-road vehicle Stella Vita with Rearview OneBox®, from Kappa optronics.
LuFo project KAmuK: vision system for autonomous flights
Flight testing phase on helicopters is started!
Kappa at DSEI 2023
Great attention for DVE & SAS solutions and barrel inspection system RIB 4D.
Join us at DSEI 2023!
Kappa is exhibiting at the world’s leading event for defense and security.
ZEM: Zero Emission Mobility
TU /ecomotive integrates digital mirror Rearview OneBox® from Kappa optronics
Fritz Güntzler (Member of the German Parliament) visits Kappa optronics
Shortage of skilled workers and bureaucracy as bottlenecks.
Paris Airshow 2023 in Le Bourget!
Meet us at the German Pavilion / BDLI:
Hall 2A | C368c, Trade Days June 19 - 22.
Happy birthday, Measurement Valley e.V.!
25 years of inspiration, networking and synergies
The magic of image fusion: no more hiding in the bushes!
Compare the VIS video, the LWIR video and then the image fusion scene.
The magic of image fusion!
Here is what VIS/LWIR video brings to light in a night driving scene.
Direct market availability | DVE & SAS
Our driver vision systems (DVE and SAS) for military vehicles are based on a modular COTS portfolio.
Direct market availability
The innovative RIB 4D inspection system for large caliber barrels is immediately available as a COTS product for the diameters 120 and 155 mm, further diameters with minor adaptations without new development. We go along with…
Job fair at the University of Göttingen (June 6-7, 2023)
Meet the Kappa HR Team at the "Praxisbörse"!
Let's meet at the Aircraft Interiors Expo AIX in Hamburg (June 6-8)!
We present our brand-new Aircraft Surveillance System.
Jürgen Trittin (Member of the Bundestag) visits Kappa optronics
Good talks - from shortage of skilled workers to energy transition
Happy Birthday, Kappa!
45 years in the market for cameras and vision systems - what a journey!
Kappa is again sponsor of Team TU/ecomotive!
Sustainable cars from TU/e Eindhoven: "a car that lasts a lifetime" is this year's challenge for the innovative student team.
The season of outdoor sporting events is on!
For the first time, a multi-European Kappa team competed at the Zurich Rock'nRoll Marathon in Madrid!
The season of outdoor sporting events is on!
In Göttingen, the Kappa Team competed in the 17th Tour d'Energie.
Charging points at Kappa optronics
How to outsmart supply bottlenecks and a shortage of skilled workers!
Kappa is a member of the BDSV!
We look forward to good cooperation in the Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry e.V..
New in Nuremberg: The Kappa Innovation Center
Our Erlangen team has moved into the new Kappa location in Nuremberg.
Earthquake tragedy: Kappa helps
The catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria is near! Colleagues at Kappa are directly affected, have friends and family in the earthquake region.
Happy Chinese New Year
We at Kappa would like to extend our warmest wishes for a happy and prosperous Year of the Rabbit. May this new year bring you good health, abundance, and joy. We look forward to continuing to work together and to growing …
Our 2022 Germany scholarship/Deutschlandstipendium awardees visit Kappa
Mutual inspiration: future professionals on a discovery tour at our high-tech company
New CMS Platform Rearview OneBox®: Automotive Revolution
We are thrilled to announce our brand-new CMS platform Rearview OneBox®! Don't miss the new video!
What a year - again!
Wishing you joy and happiness this holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at Kappa!
Energy crisis: what we do at Kappa
We are proud of the efficient energy measures we have implemented in 2022. And we will go much further!
New energy in management with woman power at Kappa optronics
At Kappa optronics the year is shaped by realignment.
Deutschlandstipendium Scholarship
Award ceremony at the HAWK University of Applied Sciences - we support two dedicated students
Kappa USA visits Headquarters
This year colleagues from the Kappa Inc. USA team were able to travel to Kappa Headquarters in Göttingen for intensive technical exchanges, product training sessions and socializing opportunities.
On tour with the Digital Mirror
IAA Transportation, Paris Motor Show, bauma: an autumn full of inspiring trade shows!
Meet us at ITC, October 24-27, 2022 in Glendale, AZ!
ITC is the "Premier Telemetry Event of the year", a perfect opportunity to showcase our unique range of flight test cameras "Flight Eye" and their particular strengths for your applications.
Meet us at bauma 2022!
CMS for Heavy Duty Vehicles: At the booth of our partner LUIS Technology we will show our digital mirrors for construction machinery, construction vehicles & Co.
Konstantin Kuhle (Member of the German Bundestag) and Dr. Patrick Jung (Member of the Göttingen County Council) visit Kappa optronics
Konstantin Kuhle and Dr. Patrick Jung (FDP) were ready to listen to the current issues of small and medium-sized businesses during their visit to Kappa.
Kappa optronics @ IAA Transportation in Hanover 2022
The joint showcasing of our Digital Mirror portfolio was a great start for our partnership with LUIS Technology!
Meet us at the IAA Transportation in Hanover!
At the booth of our partner LUIS Technology we will present our digital mirror for trucks, buses and municipal vehicles.
Let’s meet at the DALO Industry days in Copenhagen!
We are looking forward to presenting our Defense Vision Solutions to our Nordic friends!
E-Paper: How to make your plants safer and more efficient
with Switchgear cameras - everything you need to know!
City Cycling Göttingen 2022
4125 kilometers in 3 weeks - congratulations to the Kappa Team!
5th Night of Science in Göttingen
25,000 visitors came to the 5th Night of Science in Göttingen! On the program: Discovering the latest LWIR technology from Kappa.
Summer, Sunshine, Barbecue: Kappa Summer Party 2022!
We celebrated in glorious sunshine with a great burger barbecue, freshly mixed cocktails and good music.
Kappa optronics GmbH: Circle of shareholders expanded
Capital increase enables strategic investments
ILA 2022 | Aviation on the Rise: Successful and Inspiring Days for Kappa!
Long awaited and already over again: the ILA in Berlin, one of the most important international aerospace exhibitions in Europe - a celebration of the aviation industry with 550 exhibitors from 29 nations and 72,000 visitors.
GDELS-Mowag orders DVE systems for Piranha IV
Partnership for joint development announced at Eurosatory
On course for expansion: Kappa optronics acquires Schmid Engineering GmbH
Strategic expansion of product and technology portfolio
ED-155 coming up: Our e-paper gives the overview
What you need to know now about crash-protected cockpit recording!
Eurodrone: Airbus places major order with Kappa optronics
German camera experts convince with competences in aviation-qualified vision systems
Berlin, Berlin... Here is why we should meet at ILA22 (June, 22.-26)
What can you expect at our booth?
Digital mirror for trucks and large vehicles: demo system impresses in customer tests
Sprint mode at the highly motivated Kappa Automotive team: we are bringing the successful digital car mirror to the road in a version specially adapted for trucks and other large vehicles!
Rollout at the Göttingen Formula Student Team Blue Flash
For many years Kappa has been a sponsor of the successful Blue Flash Team of the HAWK University of Applied Sciences. We are looking forward to the new racing season!
Tank driving under the hatch
State-of-the-art Driver Vision Enhancer for latency-free all-round vision: At Kappa, a team experienced in tanks puts their heart and soul into the project.
Kappa cycling team successful at the Tour d'Energie 2022
In 2022, the most important cycling event in the region could finally take place again, the Göttingen Tour d'Energie.
Kappa Spain: Our customers are always welcome here!
A little insight into the premises of our Spanish team in Madrid.
Meet us at IEEE PES T&D in New Orleans!
We will show our outstanding range of extremely robust switchgear cameras.
Kappa Musical Morning Booster
Once a month we start the working day at Kappa with live music.
Statement Kappa optronics
Kappa optronics GmbH - Statement CEO Johannes Overhues and CSO Sebastian Vreemann
Team Kappa Spain at SICUR | Madrid
Focus on Innovation and technological development at Spain’s leading international security event
IAV London: Great interest in Defense Land solutions from Kappa
The participation at the International Armoured Vehicles Conference (IAV) in London was a great success for Kappa optronics GmbH.
Happy Chinese New Year!
All the best for the year of the tiger, health, happiness and prosperity!
Business Unit Vision Solutions | Automotive
Here are our highlights 2021 and what you can expect soon!
Next Stop: Singapore Airshow
We are thrilled to present our high performance program at the largest aerospace and defence event in Asia - meet us from February 15-18 at the Singapore Airshow!
International Armoured Vehicles Conference (IAV) in London
The International Armoured Vehicles conference is confirmed to go ahead. Meet us in London, 24-27 January, 2022!
¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!
Team Kappa Spain team gears up for a busy year ahead.
Season’s Greetings from Kappa USA!
This year we further strengthened our Technical Support and On-site Service.
From all of us here at Kappa, we wish you a happy and healthy New Year!
We love working with you!
Happy impfmas! Vaccination Day
Happy vaccination day! Thanks to all of our employees, 100% vaccination rate plus overwhelming attendance for todays booster session here at Kappa headquarters. Stay healthy. #impfenhilft #kappaoptronics #Zusammengegencorona
Business Unit Aviation: What a year!
It's been a good year for the Business Unit Aviation. We made significant progress on a couple of projects and technology topics.
Autumn trade shows
We look back on two fantastic weeks, in which we were present at four important international trade shows, which ideally highlight our focus areas.
FEINDEF 21: the big get-together of the international defense community in Spain
FEINDEF was a great event that brought together the global defense and security sector with the entire Spanish defense community (November 3-5, 21)
On tour again: looking back at Aerospace Tech Week (ATW) 2021
The ATW in November was a great event to finally meet our partners again in real 3D and to network in the avionics community.
¡Bienvenidos! Team Kappa Spain visits Kappa Headquarters
A good year ago, the Kappa Spain site was opened, under the leadership of Virginia Hornillos Navarro. Finally, the team from Madrid visited us personally in Germany.
Non Stop -Dubai Airshow, Aerospace Tech Week, European Rotors
Ready to meet us in person at one of the next shows?
MSPO in Kielce/Poland September 2021
Finally, face-to-face networking again at the most important defense trade fair for Eastern Europe!
Water, mud, obstacles: Göttingen Great Barrier Run 2021!
After the long Corona break, over 2000 runners took to the starting line in beautiful weather!
Update Armor Eye System, Driver Vision Enhancement DVE|SAS.
We have updated our documentation for you.
BlueFlash Team from HAWK university at sponsor Kappa optronics
Proud of "our" Formula Student team and their brand new electric race car!
Let's meet at the virtual ETTC, June 15-16, 2021!
We have set up a virtual show booth to present our unique range of dedicated aviation cameras, from Flight Test (FTI) to pilot view in fixed-wing, jets, helicopters, eVTOL, UAV, and space applications.
10 years national scholarship programme “Deutschlandstipendium”
In 2011, the national scholarship program Deutschlandstipendium was launched by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Kappa has been involved as a sponsor from the very beginning.
Reinhard Kofler (Driver / KTM True Racing Team) about the digital side-view mirrors:
“Now, the view is perfect for everyone and every seat position.”
Laura Kraihamer, Driver KTM True Racing about the digital side-view mirrors:
“The biggest advantage in the races for sure is not to have a blind spot.”
Kappa celebrates its 43rd anniversary!
Due to the pandemic, we celebrated the company's birthday with a lot of distance and small cupcakes.
Innovative camera technology from Kappa optronics for KTM X-BOW super sports cars
Pure aerodynamic design without classic side mirrors!
Testimonial Video Interview:
Here’s why Aston Martin chose the camera monitor system (CMS) from Kappa optronics for the Valkyrie!
New at Kappa: Christian Henn, Business Development Defense-Land
For Kappa's Defense-Land business unit, we have been able to recruit a true expert with extensive expertise and many years of experience in the defense industry: Christian Henn.
2. März 21: Göttinger Trainees Day "GöBit on tour"
Die GöBit bringt wieder Unternehmen und Schüler*innen zusammen, dieses Jahr natürlich online. Hier geht es zum Trainee-Talk@Kappa!
Kappa goes Spain: meet our new location Kappa optronics S.L. in Madrid!
In Madrid, we want to offer engineering and support services as well as key account management for our customers in Spain and France.
Sicher Unter-Luke-Fahren mit „Armor Eye“ Driver Vision System
Kappa optronics führt DVE / LSAS Komplettsystem für Armored Ground Vehicles ein.
Start of the new Formula Student season with new high-voltage vehicle
Start of the new Formula Student season with new high-voltage vehicle
Airbus awards 'Best Innovator Overall' for Defence and Space business to Kappa optronics
Kappa optronics receives the award as recognition for its innovation activities on the A330 MRTT Boom Enhanced Vision System.
Deutschlandstipendium: Kappa unterstützt Studenten der Göttinger Fachhochschule HAWK
Seit vielen Jahren engagiert sich Kappa als Arbeitgeber im Rahmen des Deutschlandstipendiums. Die Auswahl der Stipendiaten liegt dabei allein im Ermessen der Unis.
Solar car Stella Lux
Even the longest-range electric car takes advantage of Kappa cameras!