EOS signs conditional High Energy Laser contract in Korea

Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited has signed a US$80 million (A$120 million) binding conditional agreement with a customer in the Republic of Korea.

If the conditions are satisfied, the Contract would involve manufacture and sale of a 100kW High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW); establishment of a joint venture between EOS and the customer to develop and supply the Korean market with 100kW HELWs on terms to be agreed; and licencing of intellectual property relating to 100kW High Energy Laser Weapons for the Korean market to the Korean Joint Venture.

The HELW will be manufactured at EOS’ new Laser Weapon Manufacturing Facility in Singapore; it will be delivered at around the end of 2027 and demonstrations will take place subsequently.

Under the Contract, and subject to satisfaction of the conditions and obtaining relevant regulatory approvals, EOS will provide a licence for the Korean market to the Joint Venture, for intellectual property relating to the 100kW HELW.

This Conditional Contract represents EOS’s second export order for a 100kW class laser defence system and follows a first export order to a Western European customer, announced on 5 August 2025.

The EOS laser weapon development program included three years of field testing and numerous firing trials of the laser in close collaboration with customers. To ensure high performance, it is supplied with algorithms, radar, threat detection, target acquisition and beam locking systems.