Electro Optic Systems (EOS) and Diehl Defence have announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement to facilitate greater commercial collaboration between the two companies.
EOS, a developer and manufacturer of remotely operated weapon systems (RWS) and Diehl Defence, a technology driven German defence company, say they will initially focus collaboration on advanced stabilised and remotely operated weapon systems for the European and NATO markets.
"EOS RWS technology offers the ability for operators to gain accurate, long-range and wide-area imagery of the battlespace and simultaneously deliver precise target engagement from behind protection, on the move by day and by night," the company said in a statement. "The precision offered by the EOS RWS technology provided to Diehl also allows for best-in-class engagement of moving drones by direct fire."
As part of this Cooperation Agreement a production line for RWS will be established in Diehl’s German facilities with the necessary technology transfer "such that European defence forces can be optimally served by German manufacturing and Australian technology".
The Agreement also facilitates the further collaboration on Space and High Power Electro-Magnetics technologies between the two companies.
"This Cooperation Agreement with Diehl aligns companies that not only have complimentary and non-competing cutting- edge technologies but organisational cultures and values that are strongly aligned," Ben Greene, Group CEO of EOS said. "EOS is excited by the prospect of being able to offer and support our land and space technologies in conjunction with great German engineering know how for the European and NATO markets.”
“At Diehl we have a tradition of more than a hundred years of moving into new, demanding fields of technology on a proven foundation," Helmut Rauch, board member of the Diehl Foundation and CEO of Diehl Defence, said of the cooperation. "Strategic partnerships are very important to our owner-managed company.
"The great technologies of EOS and the extraordinarily well-fitting corporate culture of EOS offer us excellent opportunities to develop a strategic business area - we look forward to it!"