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Electro Optic Systems: Partnership
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) secured a US$124 million counter-drone order and announced a 50-50 laser weapons joint venture in Abu Dhabi with potential for future high-energy laser system contracts worth hundreds of millions.
Source: Stocks Down Under
The leadership read
Alliances like this can broaden defence technology commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: Backdrop: a 110 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 11.7 on the month) with EMEA activity rising (+1.7pts).
Electro Optic Systems: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 43 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
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