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The Sovereign Missile Alliance, a joint venture between Electro Optic Systems and Nova Systems, has announced its intention to partner with guided weapons contractor Diehl Defence for the Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise.
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Designed to provide sovereign solutions for missile and guided weapons manufacturing, the joint venture leverages the capabilities of both EOS and Nova Systems with a reported 1,000 employees and $500 million annual turnover.
Now, it has been announced that Diehl Defence would also support the enterprise with technology transfers to greater support the development of sovereign guided weapons capabilities. The agreement will be conducted on a non-exclusive basis.
“This collaboration with Diehl Defence will bring world-leading technology to Australia to enable this development to occur,” Dr Ben Greene, founder and group chief executive officer of EOS, said.
His comments were reflected by Nova Systems Group chief executive officer Jim McDowell, describing how the partnership will better benefit Australian industry and national security.
“Nova Systems and EOS are two Australian mid-tier defence entities of scale that are 100 per cent Australian owned and controlled. The Sovereign Missile Alliance welcomes the commitment of Diehl Defence to participate in the Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise in key technological areas,” McDowell said.
According to earlier reports, the SMA boasts:
- sovereign management and control;
- an extensive supply chain network qualified to defence aerospace standards;
- design and development of military aerospace products;
- test and evaluation, certification and systems assurance;
- systems integration;
- rocket motors and propulsion; and
- advanced technology from the largest R&D and tertiary collaboration programs in Australian defence industry.
“The sovereign capability to deliver guided weapons already exists in-country and the SMA creates an Australian owned entity of scale with the required capabilities, resources, funding and established relationships across the broader Defence ecosystem to start this journey with the Commonwealth now,” McDowell, group CEO at Nova Systems, said.
The SMA, which has committed to remaining “missile vendor neutral”, will not require approvals or permissions from foreign partners to deliver sovereign missile requirements.
The co-operative plans to establish a “sustainable, domestic capacity” through a Common User Facility to develop foreign missiles under licence, using the joint venture’s indigenous supply chain.
[Related: EOS, Nova Systems form sovereign guided missile alliance]
