Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited Annual General Meeting 27 May 2010
Jan 30, 2016
Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited
Annual General Meeting
27 May 2010
1. Company Overview
2. Review of 2009 operating result
3. Remote Weapon Systems Business
4. Space Business
Profitable with substantial cash and inventory
Acquisition of ROI completed
Teaming with NGC for $4 billion CROWS 3
Addressable market now exceeds $7 billion
Space surveillance re-positioned for tighter budgets
Australian space policy providing growth options
Company Overview
Strong progress towards strategic objectives.
A platform for growth has been established.
Review of 2009 Performance
Strategic positioning is in hand and revenue growth can now
be addressed with a stronger product line and partners.
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Review of 2009 Performance
Profit achieved on $40m revenue while expensing all
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Remote Weapon Systems Developments:
Acquisition of ROI Inc.
Expansion of product line
CROWS teaming
New market development
ROI Acquisition
Recon Optical Inc. [ROI] was EOS’ partner for CROWS
from 1999 - 2007.
RWS business of ROI acquired in 2 stages:
– Stage1 December 2008: Physical assets acquired
– Stage 2 November 2009: RWS technology acquired
The acquisition brings to EOS all the technology
incorporated in the CROWS R-400 and R-200 products
that was not already owned by EOS.
EOS now owns all the technology for its entire product
line of remote weapon systems. This is unique to EOS.
R-600 Dual [300 kg]
R-400 [CROWS 1] [200 kg]
R-200 [100 kg]
EOS Remote Weapon Systems
EOS now has the most comprehensive product range in the industry
EOS Lightweight RWS
R-200
• Lightweight
• Low cost
• Fielded and qualified
• High performance
• Long range
• High powered weapons
• In production
• Excellent performance
record
US Army CROWS
[Common Remotely Operated Weapon System]
R-400 or US Army CROWS
R-400 in service with the Australian Army
R-600: Dual Weapon System
Dual weapons
Air burst 40mm
Video tracker
Built-in Test [BIT]
Video-Audio record
BMS port
In production
and fielding
R-600 is the world’s most advanced remote weapon system
CROWS 3
The US Army will procure up to 10,000 CROWS 3
weapon systems from 2011.
This procurement will be valued at up to US$4 billion
over 10 years.
EOS has proven products for this requirement.
EOS has teamed with Northrop Grumman for CROWS 3.
EOS will provide technology and products and about 50%
of deliverables.
Northrop Grumman will provide the production and parts
management technology, global product support,
program leadership including tender preparation and
about 50% of deliverables under license to EOS.
CROWS 3 Teaming
EOS is now placed in an extremely strong CROWS
team which can meet all Army requirements for
technology, quality, production and global support.
Defence White Paper:
Remote Weapon Systems
• Australia will acquire 1,100 deployable protected vehicles
& 7,000 support vehicles. Many will require weapon
systems
• “Remote weapon stations on combat vehicles” is a
priority industry capability for Australia
EOS is the only Australian provider of remote weapon
stations, and has proven technology and products
Australian remote weapon system requirements
provide growth potential over the next 5 years
Space Business
• Telescopes:
– Skymapper, Lick, MRO projects delivered
– GMT effort escalating with ANU
• Space Operations:
– GoA space tracking contract extended to 2013
• Space Surveillance
– Australian requirements approaching acquisition
– EOS capabilities adapting for new requirements
Magdalena Ridge Observatory
2.4m Telescope
• Installed 2008
• Delivering excellent
results for 2 years
• Completion Q3 2010
ANU Relationship
• EOS corporate offices & EOS space development moved to new
premises at Mt Stromlo, leased from ANU.
• EOS and ANU are executing teaming arrangements to pool
resources to develop advanced Adaptive Optics (AO).
• AO is a universal requirement for future large telescopes such as
GMT and in space surveillance.
Giant Magellan Telescope [GMT]
• 26m diameter telescope
(world’s largest).
• A$1bn international project
with A$88m Australian
participation through ANU
• Success depends on
“Adaptive Optics” technology
• EOS and ANU have strong
AO technology and will
jointly bid for GMT
requirements.
Australian Space Research Program
• ASRP is a $40M fund for space technology
• EOS funded in first round for improving satellite orbit prediction
• Candidates for further funding through EOS in 2010:
enhancements to EOS space surveillance capability to full operational
readiness; and
Space flight hardware for NASA Grace satellite follow-up mission
Space Surveillance: Current Conflict
Need for new space surveillance data is becoming more acute:
– Space debris grown 50% since Chinese ASAT test and Iridium/Cosmos crash
– Runaway pollution of entire orbital belts now possible
– Multi-year studies in USA and Europe underscore increased risk and inadequacy of current capabilities
Funding constraints are also becoming more acute:
– Euro sovereign debt crisis will have implications on public spending in the euro zone for several years
– US defence spending facing cuts
– NASA budget under increased pressure
A new approach is required to allow these conflicting pressures to
be reconciled and current operational problems to be addressed.
Space Surveillance: EOS Response
EOS response to unmet requirements and funding
issues:
– Mt Stromlo capability to be upgraded for 400%
productivity increase by 2012
– Adapt technology to fit both needs and funding, and
allow progressive deployment with strong risk
reduction
– Performance improvements and cost reduction allows
Australia itself to contribute to global space
surveillance efforts
Planned data yield improvements will allow more
affordable access to customers for risk reduction.
Space Activities in Australia
The Defence White Paper [2009] indicated requirements
for the following capabilities.
• Space Surveillance and Space Situation Awareness
• Theatre Defence
• Surveillance from Space using satellites
EOS has commenced the adaptation of its technology
and products to meet these needs as they are acquired
by Australia from 2011.
Profitable with substantial cash and inventory
Acquisition of ROI completed
Teaming with NGC for $4 billion CROWS 3
Addressable market now exceeds $7 billion
Space surveillance re-positioned for tighter budgets
Australian space policy providing growth options
Company Overview
Strong progress towards strategic objectives.
A platform for growth has been established.