CANBERRA: Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (EOS) has entered into contract negotiations with the Commonwealth of Australia for supply of 251 Remote Weapon Stations and related materiel.
The acquisition activity is part of the $270 billion capability upgrade for the Australian Defence Force, under the new 2020 Force Structure Plan.
The execution of a formal agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia is subject to negotiation and may be subject to certain conditions.
The acquisition will not interfere with any existing export orders because those have been deferred by customers for up to 12 months and will remain in backlog for later delivery.
EOS operates in three sectors:Â Defence, Space and Communications
- EOS Defence Systems specialises in technology for weapon systems optimisation and integration, as well as ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) for land warfare. Its key products are next-generation vehicle turrets and remote weapon systems.
- EOS Space Systems specialises in applying EOS-developed optical sensors to detect, track, classify and characterise objects in space. This information has both military and commercial applications, including managing space assets to avoid collisions with space debris, missile defence and space control.
- EOS Communication Systems provides global satellite communications services and systems. It specialises in innovative optical, microwave and on-the-move radio and satellite products that help to deliver high speed, resilient and assured telecommunications anywhere in the world.