Oura is opening a manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to serve the U.S. Department of Defense, with operations slated to begin next year. The facility expansion aims to advance defense operations across stress management, resilience training, fitness optimization, fatigue risk management, and early illness detection. Oura has worked with the department across all branches, closing more than 100 government deals in 2025 and contributing in 2022 to a real-time COVID-19 risk score for the military workforce. The company positions smart rings as crucial research tools that accurately track biometric data to support readiness, resilience, and effectiveness among service members. The expansion reflects growing military adoption of wearable health technology.
Wearables were once confined to fitness trackers that counted steps. Today, the devices are crucial research tools for the Department of Defense. Smart ring maker Oura is opening a manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to serve its biggest customer, the Department of Defense, it announced on Wednesday. With its facility expansion slated to open next year, the health tech brand cites efforts to advance defense operations across stress management, resilience training, fitness optimization, fatigue risk management, and early illness detection.
Oura has worked with the department across all branches, closing more than 100 deals with government customers in 2025 alone, according to an Oura spokesperson. The company has a history of working with the Department of Defense to explore health solutions. In 2022, Oura's data-capture expertise contributed to a real-time risk score for COVID-19 identification among the military workforce, helping to prevent widespread illness.
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