Ukrainian defense tech company Oko Camera is expanding its presence in Europe and has opened a representative office in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
Ukrainian defense tech company Oko Camera is expanding its presence in Europe and has opened a representative office in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
The new division will focus on R&D projects, partnerships with European businesses and scientists, as well as the launch of mass production of combat thermal imaging cameras for the Ukrainian military, DOU reports .
The Ukrainian developer has been developing its activities in the Netherlands since April 2026. According to CEO and co-founder of Oko Camera, Denys Nikolaenko, presence in the European technology hub will help attract investments and bring new products to the market faster.
The main tasks of the Dutch unit:
plans to establish production of thermal imaging modules in the Netherlands for the needs of the Ukrainian army, and by the end of 2027, to reach a capacity of 100,000 devices per year.
engineers will focus on projects in the fields of microelectronics, photonics, and optics in collaboration with local companies and research institutions;
At the first stage, the division will also be engaged in searching for partners and working with European customers.
"We will be able to quickly scale the development and launch of new product lines," emphasized Denys Nikolayenko.
The Dutch company is headed by Veronika Skorobogatko, who previously specialized in international management, business transformation and partnership development. She will be responsible for operational tasks and business scaling in Europe.
In the future, they plan to attract dozens of specialists from Ukraine, the Netherlands, and other European Union countries to work in the Netherlands. At the same time, they do not plan to relocate current Ukrainian employees — the European direction will be developed as a separate structure.
"Oko Camera" has been operating in the defense tech market since 2022 and develops thermal imaging modules for UAVs, ground robotic complexes, turrets, and visual navigation systems. As of November 2026, the team employs 100 specialists in Ukraine and European countries.
The company currently mass-produces two product lines: Oko Core (modules designed to operate in conditions of high overloads and vibrations) and Oko Pro (cameras with low video processing latency, adapted for computer vision systems).
