{"id":2735,"date":"2026-09-03T13:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/?post_type=projekta_zina&#038;p=2735"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:35:55","slug":"lightspace-technologies-from-defence-to-medicine-and-back-to-defence","status":"publish","type":"projekta_zina","link":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/projektu-zinas\/lightspace-technologies-from-defence-to-medicine-and-back-to-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightspace Technologies: From Defence to Medicine \u2013 and Back to Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Latvian companies increasingly explore opportunities in the defence and dual-use sectors,&nbsp;<strong>Lightspace Technologies<\/strong>&nbsp;is a strong example of how one technology can move between defence and civilian applications \u2013 and back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Latvian company develops advanced augmented reality solutions and head-mounted displays. Its technology originally came from the defence sector, later found applications in medicine, and has now returned to defence-focused development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today,&nbsp;<strong>Lightspace Technologies<\/strong>&nbsp;works internationally and has established cooperation with major industry players, including&nbsp;<strong>Rheinmetall Electronics UK<\/strong>. The company\u2019s experience also highlights some of the key challenges for technology companies entering the defence market \u2013 from having a demonstration-ready product to finding trusted local partners and navigating different national defence ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the article,&nbsp;<strong>Ilm\u0101rs Osmanis, owner of Lightspace Technologies<\/strong>, shares the company\u2019s experience of developing dual-use technologies, entering international markets and building partnerships in the defence industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read the full story to learn more about Lightspace Technologies and its journey from defence to medicine \u2013 and back to defence:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/projektu-zinas\/lightspace-technologies-no-aizsardzibas-pie-medicinas-un-atpakal-pie-aizsardzibas\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLightspace Technologies\u201d: no aizsardz\u012bbas pie medic\u012bnas un atpaka\u013c pie aizsardz\u012bbas &#8211; The Red Jackets<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please note: the full article is available in Latvian.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Latvian companies increasingly explore opportunities in the defence and dual-use sectors,&nbsp;Lightspace Technologies&nbsp;is a strong example of how one technology can move between defence and civilian applications \u2013 and back again. The Latvian company develops advanced augmented reality solutions and head-mounted displays. Its technology originally came from the defence sector, later found applications in medicine,&#8230; [LAS\u012aT T\u0100L\u0100K&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2733,"template":"","projekts":[38],"class_list":["post-2735","projekta_zina","type-projekta_zina","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","projekts-dual-use-export-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekta_zina\/2735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekta_zina"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projekta_zina"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"projekts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekts?post=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}