EOS remote weapons platform used in Project Convergence demonstration

EOS Defense Systems' R600 Remote Weapon Station shot down pairs of unmanned aerial vehicles during the Army's Project Convergence capstone event last month.

The R600 consists of a Northrop Grumman-made M230LF cannon, coaxial machine gun and four Javelin missiles on an Army Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport robotic infantry support vehicle, according to Huntsville, AL-based EOS. The platform provides light- and medium-caliber firepower and the “added lethality of multiple antitank or anti-air missiles.”

During the demonstration, the 30mm cannon shot down pairs of “class 1 UAVs at ranges of more than 300m and engaged multiple ground targets,” according to the company.

“These capabilities paired with four of the premier anti-armor missiles in the world represents a significant increase in firepower available to light forces on a platform that is currently being fielded,” the company stated in a press release.

EOS called the demonstration at Project Convergence a “critical venue for Army senior leaders to assess new technologies needed to ensure the Army’s success in future conflicts as well as inform acquisition and force structure decisions.

“As human-machine integration continues to be a key strategic priority, the demonstration was an important opportunity to evaluate unmanned and remote solutions which provide essential protections to the warfighter,” the company stated.