News: Electro Optic Systems offers new weapon systems

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) has completed testing milestones of two new weapon systems that will open up opportunities for the supply of weapons and defence systems.

This is intended to meet a growing demand to increase the firepower of armoured infantry vehicles.

Both the Remotely Operated Turret for 30-40 mm cannon and the R-400S Remote Weapon System have now successfully completed major qualification processes, in each case spanning two years of testing.

Both products set new benchmarks for firepower while offering significantly reduced weight.

With the completion of performance and reliability testing, the EOS turret is ready for production orders.

This can be configured with a wide range of performance and capability options for various roles. Notably, it does not protrude into the vehicle cabin space, and the number of infantry or amount of cargo carried in the vehicle is not reduced by adding the turret.

The R-400S is the latest version of the company’s R-400 remote weapon system family that has been produced in significant numbers and deployed on 20 different vehicles.

It delivers high hit probability on a moving target from a moving weapon platform, at ranges exceeding 2,000 metres.