Supplier · United States
Vortex Optics (Sheltered Wings)
HQ Barneveld, WisconsinFounded 1986201-500 employeesUpdated
Wisconsin optics maker (Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics) producing the Army XM157 fire control.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | $69K |
| FY2018 | $8K |
| FY2017 | $0 |
| FY2016 | $5K |
| FY2015 | $6K |
| FY2011 | $5K |
| FY2010 | $43K |
| FY2009 | $4K |
| FY2008 | $8K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- SHELTERED WINGS, INC · Q137GBPDJN43 · $148K
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Vortex Optics (Sheltered Wings) only for the period a subsidiary reported Vortex Optics (Sheltered Wings) as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISR and targeting | Supplier | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Produces the Army XM157 fire control, a military weapon-system component. | Reported |
| Strike and munitions | Supplier | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Produces the Army XM157 fire control, a military weapon-system component. | Reported |
- Supplierclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Produces the Army XM157 fire control, a military weapon-system component.—Reported
- Supplierclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Produces the Army XM157 fire control, a military weapon-system component.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources2
- 1NewsVortex Optics Awarded NGSW-FC Follow-on Production Award, Other Transaction Agreement by US Army
Soldier Systems Daily · Jan 7, 2022 · Supports Organization
“to Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics.”
- 2DatabaseVortex Optics company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”
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