The Royal Australian Navy’s amphibious assault ship’s communications capabilities have been bolstered following a two-month-long upgrade. Brisbane’s EM Solutions supplied its locally designed and built Cobra Tri-Band Inmarsat GX and WGS X/Ka-band Satellite Communications Terminal on the navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, HMAS Canberra. Installation was undertaken in concert with partners including Navantia Australia.…
By Peter Roberts When Nova Systems strategy head Rebecca Humble stood up at a Defence Teaming Centre breakfast in Adelaide early this year, she was angry. I was one of the panellists along with executives from two foreign-owned multi-nationals discussing the state of industry, but what really got up Bec’s goat was what she saw…
Electro Optic Systems US defence division has demonstrated the precision and lethality of its Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to US military observers. EOS Defense Systems USA took part in a live fire and static display at the Crew Served Weapons (CSW) Industry Range Day event on Red Cloud Range, Fort Benning, Georgia (Pictured). EOS displayed…
Space, communications and defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has notched up sales of more than $20 million to the Australian Defence Force over the past month. The company told investors the contracts cover advanced technology research and development activities in electro-optic sensors, Cobra satellite terminals from its EM Solutions subsidiary and sustainment contracts. “The contracts…
Our editorial series – Equipping Australia’s armed forces – continues today with a profile of an ambitious consortium of 23 Australian SMEs developing a complete C4 communications and control system for the army. Here Peter Roberts looks at the C4 Edge consortium. In the last week of November this year a partnership between 23 Australian…
Today we launch our new editorial series – Equipping Australia’s armed forces. In the middle of an boom in defence spending unprecedented in peacetime, domestic industry is stepping up to play its role. By Peter Roberts. The federal government is on a buying spree – unprecedented in peacetime – to reequip our armed forces, and…
Two of Australia’s leading local defence businesses have joined to further opportunities in remotely operated weapons systems (RWS) and ordinance. Weapons and munitions prime contractor NIOA and Canberra RWS manufacturer Electro Optic Systems (EOS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly pursue opportunities to enhance and support EOS Remote Weapon Stations and weapon systems.…
By Peter Roberts Defence, space and telecommunications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems was punished by the stockmarket on Friday with the company’s openness at its 2021 annual general meeting greeted by a 34 cent or 8.1 per cent slump in its share price. The company, a rarity as a locally owned defence prime defence contractor selling…
Australian defence, space and telecommunications business Electro Optic Systems is to partner with Diehl Defence to establish a manufacturing line in Germany to serve EU and NATO markets. The company is partnering with the private German defence contractor to establish manufacturing for its stabilised and remotely operated weapon systems (RWS) (pictured) which are sold to…
Finally an emoji featuring an Australian made product It has been a long time coming, but Apple has announced the creation of its first emoji to feature an Australian made product. The emoji (pictured), to go live soon, features a character fitted with a cochlear implant. Professor Graeme Clark invented the multichannel cochlear implant 40…
