EOS next-gen Slinger C-UAS system to begin Huntsville production next year

With a target of shorter lead times and lower costs, EOS Defense Systems USA is expanding production at its Huntsville facility for the next generation of Slinger, the company’s flagship counter-drone Remote Weapon System.

The product is in the final stages of development with upgrades focused on autonomy to meet the current threat, the company said in a news release. Production will begin next year.

“The need for affordable, effective counter-drone capability is visible across the U.S. force today,” said CEO Shawn Baerlocher. “Our customers need a solution now, built on timelines rapid and flexible enough to match the threat on the modern battlefield.”

The next-generation Slinger brings critical technology improvements designed to meet an evolving drone threat, including enhanced sensing and autonomous kill chain functionality built to operate at scale, the release said.

Selectable autonomy is central to the upgrade, recognizing that threats on the modern battlefield move too fast for the decision cycle of a standard system or human operator. Like the current Slinger, it is fully stabilized to engage while on the move and defeats drones and ground threats from a single weapon station without reconfiguration.

Producing the system in Huntsville will shorten supply chains, improve lead times, and lower costs for EOS’ US and allied customers.

EOS has built Remote Weapon Systems since the 1990s, and its systems are operationally proven and deployed by militaries across Australia, the Middle East, North America, Europe and Southeast Asia, with more than 3,500 delivered worldwide.

Headquartered in Huntsville, EOS provides precision Remote Weapon Systems for counter-UAS (CUAS), ground-to-ground, force protection, and marine missions on all platforms.

With roots in space, EOS has spent more than 40 years designing and building precision optical systems that deliver millimeter-level accuracy, from low Earth orbit to cislunar space