Melbourne, Florida – October 1, 2025 – Critical Frequency Design (CFD), a growing aerospace and defense photonics technology company based in Melbourne, Florida, announced the successful demonstration of its Free-Space Optical (FSO) communications solution during Silent Swarm 25, held in July at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in Alpena, Michigan. Hosted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane

Melbourne, Florida – (June 25, 2025) Critical Frequency Design (CFD), a leader in next generation aerospace and defense photonics technologies, proudly announces the appointment of Eddie Myers as Chief Growth Officer. Myers joins CFD at a pivotal time as the company accelerates commercialization efforts and scales its disruptive free space optical (FSO) and advanced processing solutions.  In this newly established

Melbourne, Florida – (May 5, 2025) Critical Frequency Design (CFD), an emerging aerospace and defense photonics technology company based in Melbourne, Florida, today announced the launch of its next-generation Optical Head Unit (OHU)—a Free Space Optical (FSO) communication solution engineered to deliver secure, high-bandwidth connectivity in highly contested and GPS-denied environments. Designed for integration with Group 2 unmanned aerial systems

Melbourne, Fla. (October 21, 2024) – Critical Frequency Design (CFD), an emerging aerospace and defense photonics technology company based in Melbourne, Florida, announced the successful demonstration of its Free Space Optics (FSO) communications solution as part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division Silent Swarm 2024 Exercise. Silent Swarm is a series of events that focuses on experimenting and