Defence contractor Electro Optic Systems has followed on its success in selling weapons systems to Ukraine with another order announced to supply similar systems to a ‘western European government’, which the company did not name. The $51 million order s for its Australian-made Remote Weapons System (RWS, pictured) which allow troops to aim and fire…
Defence contractor Electro Optic Systems has announced a $120 million contract to export its Australian-made Remote Weapons System (RWS) to Ukraine in one of the biggest contract wins of the the company’s history. The Canberra manufacturer said the contract was conditional on demonstration testing over coming weeks and was signed with Ukrainian state-owned foreign trade…
Today in our Celebrating Australian sovereign capability editorial series we look defence, communications and space manufacturer Electro Optic Systems, one of a handful along with shipbuilder Austal of genuine Australian defence prime contractors. Here Peter Roberts interviews Matthew Jones, Executive Vice President of EOS Defence Systems. Australia has a lot riding on the success of…
Space, communications and defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has been awarded two contracts with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Space Commerce. The first contract, with the company’s US subsidiary EOS Defense Systems USA, will provide commercial satellite laser ranging (SLR) data for NOAA’s Open Architecture Data Repository, with the…
Defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has again failed to come to an agreement with major shareholder Washington H. Soul Pattinson that would secure its financial future. The company, whose share price has plunged as it faces a massive need for capital, is negotiating with WHSP a longer-term financing structure. The Canberra company…
Defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has had a financial lifeline extended for a second time, even as it displays its world-leading products at the Land Forces 2022 Expo in Brisbane. The Canberra company has had the maturity date of a $35 million term loan facility provided by investment group Washington H. Soul…
Defence, space and telecommunications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has successfully qualified its directed energy (DE) or laser weapon system to identify and attack drone aircraft. The company’s Titanis system, which has until now been able to engage targets using machine guns, cannon or missiles, has been equipped with a ‘powerful laser’ and has disabled Group…
Space and defence systems manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has entered into an agreement with Callaghan Innovation to acquire the assets and hire the personnel of KiwiStar Optics (KSO). KSO produces precision optics including telescope lenses more than one metre in diameter and spectrographs. Other optics produced include mirrors, prisms, filters, cameras, image slicers and turn-key…
Australian defence, space and telecommunications business Electro Optic Systems is poised to invest $78 million to research new defence systems for the Mena region. MENA is an acronym which refers to the Middle East and North Africa. According to a report in the Middle East English language newspaper The National: “Abu Dhabi-based EOS Advanced Technologies…
Canberra’s Electro Optic Systems ASX:: EOS) has bought satellite communicatons systems maker EM Solutions for a total of $26 million in cash and shares. The company will be added to EOS’s new communications systems business segment, announced in @AuManufacturing news earlier this week. EOS is a leading manufacturer of remotely operated weapons systems and laser…
