Greek global market leaders in night vision systems for military and security applications, Theon Sensors, has announced that it will be supplying night vision technology for the Australian defence market.
In line with the company’s announcement last year, Melbourne-based Aquaterro and APT Engineering will assist in developing, producing and maintaining the technology for local conditions.
The agreement will see Aquaterro establish a local technical assembly facility to maintain all of Theon’s night vision products, including weapon sights, monoculars and binoculars. They will also assist in the assembly and qualification of two new products – a dedicated night-vision binocular, and a clip-on night vision device.
The new tools have been designed to meet the specific needs of the Australian defence market.
President of Theon Sensors, Christian Hadjiminas, told Neos Kosmos that the company is pleased to be working with Australia in implementing its Pacific strategy and hopes the venture will be another step in developing ties between Greece and Australia.
“The local venture, in association with Aquaterro in Melbourne, will put an emphasis on adapting all of Theon’s products to the Australian armed forces requirements. Theon is proud to deploy its global strategy out of Australia where the large Greek diaspora community is thriving and contributing to the growth of the Australian economy,” he said.
The first products are expected to be complete within the next four months at Aquaterro’s facilities, where APT Engineering will produce the key components.
Theon has production facilities in Athens, and offices in Abu Dhabi and Singapore and has plans for a co-production in India.