News: New contract for EOS remote weapon system | ADM July 2012
Electro
Optic Systems has announced a new contract valued at $25 million for the
manufacture and delivery of remote weapon systems over the next 30 months for
an existing customer.
“This
order is for our most advanced model of remote weapon system and brings to over
300 units the total number of orders for this model,” chief executive of EOS
Defence Systems business, Mark Bornholt, said.
“It
will be filled in EOS’ production facilities in Australia
and the US.
This order will see production of that configuration continue with regular
monthly shipments to late in 2014.”
EOS
CEO, Dr Ben Greene, said that the contract award was particularly satisfying as
it is from an existing customer.
The
order raises EOS’ backlog of confirmed, unfilled orders for all products and services
to around $45 million deliverable over the next 2.5 years. T his backlog is
around 1.5 years of revenue at current performance levels, and is strong in
terms of past sales performance.