EOS provides subsystems to Hyundai WIA in South Korea
Electro Optic Systems (EOS), based in Australia, has announced receipt of a contract from Hyundai WIA in South Korea to supply advanced military subsystems and components.
The deal will provide 12 months of workshare to EOS beginning in the third quarter of 2015.
Details of what the A$9.3 million ($7.5 million) contract covers were not specified. However, CEO Dr Ben Greene’s comments hint at surveillance and force protection equipment.
‘Systems deployed for armed surveillance to protect troops operating close to, but not involved in, an active conflict must operate on high alert, and with superior weapon safety to avoid unintended
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