The Fort Worth, Texas, facility will deliver on defense contracts, reinforcing the company’s commitment to personnel readiness and mission critical operations

ŌURA, maker of the world’s leading smart ring, today announced plans to invest in manufacturing operations in Fort Worth, Texas, in support of its largest enterprise customer, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The facility will bolster the company’s global manufacturing footprint and enhance agility and specialization to meet the evolving needs of its defense business.

“As we deepen our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense, we’re proud to expand manufacturing to the United States,” said Tom Hale, chief executive officer of ŌURA. “Our technology prioritizes security and has been proven in the most extreme environments – delivering a clear edge in accuracy, battery life, and wearability. We are committed to equipping service members and leadership with precise biometric data and robust solutions to support readiness, resilience, and effectiveness."

In addition to being the most accurate consumer sleep tracker, Oura Ring 4 and Oura Ring Gen3 are the most accurate consumer wearables for measuring resting heart rate and HRV when compared against the gold-standard electrocardiogram, according to a recent study.

Since 2019, ŌURA has worked across the defense sector, deploying tens of thousands of rings in support of the DoD’s efforts to enhance human performance across all branches of the armed services. Oura Ring is advancing defense operations across four key areas: stress management and resilience training; fitness optimization with physical stress and focused recovery; fatigue risk management through scheduling optimization to prevent placing overexerted personnel in safety-critical roles; and early illness detection to proactively alert warfighters, support personnel and command before illnesses spread.

Operations at the Fort Worth facility will fulfill defense contracts, reinforcing U.S. operational excellence and advancing national readiness. The facility will open in 2026, featuring enhanced security measures, advanced automation, and innovative production practices that will be scaled across all ŌURA facilities in the future.

“ŌURA’s decision to bring advanced manufacturing to North Texas highlights our region’s well-deserved reputation as a hub for innovation, talent, and opportunity,” said U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24). “This investment will create high-skilled jobs, strengthen our local economy, and advance cutting-edge technologies—including those with critical applications in defense and personal health. As more people turn to tools like Oura Ring to proactively manage their well-being, we welcome their expansion and look forward to supporting their continued success in North Texas.”

“We take great pride in our Finnish heritage and our significant growth in the U.S. market, improving the health of millions of Americans,” added Tom Hale. “Our American leadership team and workforce have played a critical role in driving our enterprise expansion, particularly as we continue to scale our multi-year partnership with the DoD, our largest customer.”

Strengthening National Defense

Following the 2017 loss of seventeen Navy sailors in two collisions linked to crew fatigue, the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) launched the Command Readiness, Endurance, and Watchstanding (CREW) program to advance fatigue research. As part of this effort, NHRC selected Oura Ring to track sleep and key biometrics. Later this year, 1,600 sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will participate in the largest volunteer study on crew fatigue to date, providing commanders with near real-time insights to manage rest and optimize performance. Every sailor in the study is equipped with an Oura Ring and access to the Oura App to manage their own readiness. Sleep data is synced to a secure Oura Enterprise Platform where it is de-identified and analyzed for NHRC to interpret and inform the Strike Group’s command about the readiness of American sailors.

The company is also working closely with active duty units to determine factors that impact soldier effectiveness, enabling biometric data informed training to enhance individual and unit level performance. Researchers in the Army have been developing a model to predict a soldier’s likelihood of successfully achieving equipment certification on their first attempt. By integrating biometric data collected by ŌURA into this predictive model, ŌURA is enabling Army researchers to take their prediction model a step further and gain new insights into factors impacting the performance of soldiers. ŌURA worked closely with Army stakeholders to equip more than 400 American soldiers with Oura Ring to monitor their biometrics before, during and after a field exercise, where vehicle crews train and qualify on their equipment through a series of drills leading up to a live fire exercise. Initial results suggest that biometrics could be valuable predictors of operational effectiveness, and in the future could be used to inform personalized training regimes to maximize readiness and performance.

In addition, ŌURA is collaborating with DEVCOM Soldier Center, the Airforce Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Naval Health Research Center to deliver mission-ready solutions for American warfighters. Product development efforts include secure data collection configurations that enable offline capture from Oura Rings and secure solutions for managing scaled deployments and working with defense researchers on next-generation ŌURA sensing technology. Underscoring its commitment to responsible data practices, ŌURA will be available to support population-level analysis of risk and readiness on Palantir’s FedStart platform, which is authorized at IL5—enabling deployment of the Oura Enterprise Platform in environments with heightened security and compliance needs.

As ŌURA continues to expand its commercial business and invest in domestic manufacturing, the company is proud to contribute to the health, readiness, and resilience of those who serve. For more details about how ŌURA supports human performance, visit ouraring.com/defense

About ŌURA:

ŌURA delivers personalized health data, insights, and daily guidance with Oura Ring, the leading smart ring that helps you live healthier, longer. Guided by a mission to shift healthcare from sick care to prevention, ŌURA supports millions of members worldwide across sleep, activity, stress, readiness, women’s health, and heart health. Scientifically validated against medical gold standards, the lightweight Oura Ring tracks 50+ health metrics continuously, empowering both individuals and thousands of research teams, healthcare providers, and organizations. With 800+ ecosystem partners across wellness and medicine, ŌURA is advancing the future of preventative health.

Founded in Finland in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, ŌURA has raised $550M, most recently from Fidelity and Dexcom, and was last valued at $5.2B—making it the world’s most valuable standalone wearable company. Learn more at ouraring.com or connect with ŌURA on Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

Oura Ring is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, monitor, or prevent medical conditions or illnesses.

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