Australian firm EOS to supply counter-drone systems worth USD 16 million to a Middle Eastern country
Electro Optic Systems, an Australian defence technology company, has won a USD 16 million order for counter-drone systems from the armed forces of an undisclosed Middle Eastern country. The country has not been named.
Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (EOS) has signed a new contract for counter-uncrewed aerial systems, known as C-UAS, which are designed to counter drones. The customer is the armed forces of a Middle Eastern nation whose name has not yet been disclosed. The contract is valued at USD 16 million.
It is the first sale to that country by either EOS or MARSS, the company EOS acquired in June this year. The deal suggests EOS is continuing to expand its counter-drone offering on the international market following the MARSS acquisition.
What the contract covers
The systems are intended to protect strategically important sites. The package includes several sensor systems, so-called soft-kill effectors and command facilities. Soft-kill effectors are tools that neutralise a drone without physically destroying it, for example by disrupting its operation. At the centre of the package is the MARSS NiDAR C2 command-and-control system.
The contract is expected to be substantially fulfilled within the next 12 months.
The source publication, Unmanned Airspace, also notes that it has released the Fall 2026 issue of its Global Counter-UAS Systems Directory, which lists more than 1,000 counter-drone products and services.
