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EOS EYES JAPAN MARKET

FOR COUNTER UNCREWED

AERIAL SYSTEMS

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) says it has region, mainly the UAE and Saudi Arabia,
never lost any competitive drive in the his- and few countries in the Asia Pacific region.
tory of the company. And probably that’s We are having advanced negotiations
why the Australian firm is confident of win- with four European countries including
ning the upcoming contracts from the US, France and Germany, with whom we have

Canada and at home for counter uncrewed collaborations.”
aerial systems (CUAS).
“Also, we have multiple opportunities in
“Wherever we are competing against other Ukraine, that we are discussing and nego- the survivability of their soldiers. “The RWS
systems—on battlefield or at test ranges, tiating at the moment. Most recently we is now viewed as a key lethality subsystem
we have succeeded. We have typically a secured an order for our new ultra-light available to a force rather than simply as
higher performance or higher accuracy R150 RWS product. An order of 14 gimbals another platform accessory.
of 40 per cent better than the next best was received in January 2023, as part of
in terms of accuracy over long ranges,” a the L3Harris Vampire program, under which The EOS’ family of products is leading the
senior company official said. the US is providing support to Ukraine,” the way in defining these new market expec-
official said. tations,” the official said. One of the key
EOS is hard selling its Titanis CUAS system differences between CUAS and other mis-
to address the growing threat from mali- The Titanis system allows operators to sions is the high angular speed that UAS
cious and threatening UAS. Based on the match kill solutions to large numbers and can achieve at relatively short range. EOS
in-service R400 remote weapon station, varying combinations of small and large RWS have been modified with a fourth-axis,
Titanis is a fully integrated, scalable CUAS drones to ensure that the threat can be independently slewing sensor unit that can
suite that combines the specific detection, mitigated regardless of their direction, move independently in azimuth to track
command and control (C2), and layered numbers and capabilities while managing fast-moving targets.
hard and soft kill defeat capabilities neces- environmental, geographic, airspace and
sary to acquire, track and defeat swarming personnel safety considerations. “Today, the original underlying premises
UAS threats. for an RWS remain the same: keep the
Remote Weapon Station operator safe by having them seated and
“Besides the US, Canada and Australia, who Demand for RWS continues to grow world- strapped into a protected or mine-resistant
have down selected our system, several wide, as customers seek further network environment while delivering situational
countries have declared interest in our integration of their sensor-to-shooter awareness, accurate fire support and area
CUAS. I would say the entire Middle East assets and continuous improvements to suppression,” the official said.

KALLMAN WORLDWIDE TO ORGANIZE USA PARTNERSHIP PAVILION AT DSEI 2025

With Kallman Worldwide partnering with DSEI Japan, which is the only large-scale, Japan’s decision to significantly increase
DSEI show organizer Clarion Defense to fully integrated, defense-focused event in military spending spells opportunity for
present the USA Partnership Pavilion at the country, provides unprecedented levels U.S. companies, said Kallman. “With
DSEI Japan in 2025, the number of U.S. of access into the Japanese and wider Japan doubling defense expenditure over
companies attending the next edition looks Asia-Pacific market. The Asian country the next 5 years to 2% of GDP, and the
set to increase substantially. has traditionally relied on U.S. for missile National Security Strategy announcement
defence as well for offensive capabilities. in December 2022 that increased spending
The U.S. is the largest international group According to the Stockholm International in 2023 by 26%, the export opportunities
for U.S. companies are greater than ever.
at the ongoing event, with 42 companies Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the U.S. As Japan has a strong indigenous defence
in attendance, an increase from 26 in the provided 97 percent of Japan’s defense industry, U.S. companies know that they
previous edition. Tom Kallman, President equipment imports from 2016-2020. have a chance not only to sell weapons but
and CEO of Kallman Worldwide, is confident also to partner with their Japanese coun-
that the turnout in 2025 will be even bigger. terparts for joint ventures and technology
transfer projects.”
“We are on site, helping to coordinate the
American pavilion,” said Kallman. “We are Kallman Worldwide has been organizing
going to build on the success of this event trade shows for 60 years and has worked
and look forward to 2025 when we will with over 3000 U.S. and Canadian com-
have a full-fledged partnership pavilion. The panies at exhibitions and trade shows
USA Partnership Pavilion lets U.S. exhibi- around the world. In 2021, the company
tors maximize their exposure and impact organized the USA Partnership Pavilion at
on-site.” DSEI London.
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