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Mar 04 2021

Weapons Companies in Schools (MAPW)

Weapons Companies & Influence

The proliferation of weapons is one of the greatest threats to peace today.

The global weapons industry profits from war and insecurity, and is associated with corruption and human rights violations.

The Australian government has committed to making Australia a ‘top ten’ arms exporter, investing billions of dollars to grow a domestic arms industry.

Our research shows major weapons companies seek to build positive brand recognition amongst Australian primary and secondary students, and attract the ‘best and brightest’ young people into careers in the arms industry through interference in STEM education.

The intrusion of weapons companies into children’s lives is a moral and social issue that undermines educational values, promotes militarism, and inures children to war and the human cost of the development, trade, and use of weapons.

Click here to read the MAPW full report on weapons company intrusion into Australian STEM education.

Mar 03 2021

Disrupt Posters

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Mar 03 2021

Videos

Protests at HSBC bank and EOS office in Sydney March 2020

HSBC is a bank that does harm. It invests in harming people.
HSBC and EOS are partners in war-crime and #WarCrimesMatter

HSBC invests money in an Australian company that sells arms to Saudi Arabia. Electro Optic Systems (EOS) sells a lethal missile fire system: R400s to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

There is proof via photos of their products at Sydney airport. Both countries EOS sell to have been involved in war crimes in Yemen, bombing civilians and civilian infrastructure. Bombing civilians is a war crime. The war in Yemen is 6 years old in March 2021. It’s possible that EOS is also selling to other war torn environments and dictatorships such as Mali and Congo given that their weapons exports are increasing significantly and 90% of their income is exports.

Mar 01 2021

EOS

EOS-Aus.com

CEO: Dr Ben Greene is the founding (1983) CEO and still incumbent.

“This innovative technology for the first time allows 30 mm cannon systems to be deployed with unprecedented accuracy on light vehicles, significantly enhancing lethality and protection without compromising mobility, and at low cost,”
Dr Ben Greene.

Chair: Mr Fred Bart, a poker player with a series of failed earlier enterprises (AFR) and other ethical concerns

CEO Defence Systems: Grant Sanderson.

About: Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd (EOS) is a leading Australian technology company operating in the space and defence markets. Our products incorporate advanced electro-optic applications based on EOS core technologies in software, laser, electronics, optronics, gimbals, telescopes and beam directors, and precision mechanisms.

Formed in 1983 the EOS Group of companies became a publicly-traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2002. In 2005 EOS formed a strategic alliance with Northrop Grumman (USA) for the further exploitation of common technologies in the space and military sectors.

EOS operates two research centres in Australia and has significant production facilities in both Australia and the United States. The Company also has a production support depot in Singapore and offices in Alabama, Arizona, Abu Dhabi and Germany.

Locations

Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited
18 Wormald Street,
Symonston, ACT 2609 Australia
+ 61 2 6222 7900

EOS Defence Systems Pty Limited Factory (via $36million government grant)
90 Sheppard Street,
Hume, ACT 2620 Australia
+ 61 2 6298 8000

EOS Space Systems Pty Limited
55A Monaro Street,
Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 Australia
+61 2 6222 7900

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (Registered Office)
Suite 3, Level 12, 75 Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
+ 61 2 9233 3915

EM Solutions Pty Limited
55 Curzon Street, Tennyson, QLD 4105 Australia
+ 61 7 3414 0700

Investors

HSBC is the second biggest investor (see below)

International Sales and Relationships

Saudi Arabia and UAE: EOS was the subject of extensive investigation by the ABC (Dylan Welsh) in 2018 and 2019. Evidence was found at Sydney airport that they were selling the R200 directly to Saudi Arabia. And dozens of units had gone already to UAE.

The UAE had an Australian General as head of their special forces (the Presidential Guard), Mike Hindmarsh. Presumably he is involved in the acquisitions.

#StopArmingSaudi became a hashtag used at this time

The AACC, Australian Arms Control Coalition formed in this year to attend to this issue of arms to Saudi, despite the signing in 2015 of the Arms Control Treaty which prohibits sale of weapons to countries committing HRV and war crimes.

Indonesia: EOS are in the Indonesian weapons market, selling via their US subsidiary.

11 December, 2019
Indonesian Defence Industry Delegation Visit

5th July 2019

“Indonesia is now the third country in Asia Pacific to integrate EOS products, namely the R400S Mk2 series into the Anoa 6 × 6 armored unit and also the Komodo 4 × 4 rantis. Reportedly 7 units of Komodo and 13 units of Anoa are the first batch of Pindad products equipped with the RCWS EOS R400S Mk2.”

Pindad products equipped with the RCWS EOS R400S Mk2

Collaborations

Northrop Grumman (USA)

Formed in 1983 the EOS Group of companies became a publicly-traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2002. In 2005 EOS formed a strategic alliance with Northrop Grumman (USA) for the further exploitation of common technologies in the space and military sectors.

EM Solutions

Brisbane-based EM Solutions has had a successful first year of ownership under EOS, with continued strong growth, new contract wins and significant technology development.

This year the company has delivered its tri-band Cobra satellite communications terminals into the Australian Navy’s Anzac frigate upgrade and new Offshore Patrol Vessel programs, and in November shipped the first of a series of Cobra terminals as part of a new AU$14 million order for three NATO Navies. EM Solutions has also recently received an AU$3 million order from a US prime contractor supplying manpack satellite terminals into a US Defense program. These terminals will incorporate EM Solutions’ Ka-band transceivers which are based on the same core technology that has been supplied over recent years into numerous maritime, airborne and land mobile platforms.

Rheinmetall

Providing the R400 for the 225 Armoured Vehicles (Combat Reconaissance Vehicles) – Boxers – to be made by Rheinmetall at the Brisbane factory at Redbank

2022 Winner of Land400 Phase 3

Forward Contract for ‘Land400 Phase 3 2022’ (Hanwha or Rheinmetall)’ 450 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Skyborne Technologies and Cyborg

Landbased Robots Cyborg Dynamics and partners un-man ground vehicles

*Note that those “allies” include Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates – any friend of the US is a friend of Australia no matter their human rights record*

Sydney action coinciding with HSBC action, Dima (originally from Iraq) speaking

Regular EOS actions in Sydney were monthly in 2019

Canberra Action Shahnaz Martin delivering a letter to EOS 4/3/2019

Canberra Action 4/3/2019

3m cloth banner

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peter Leahy is an ex General ADF

Kate Lundy is ex Senator ACT – from the Labor Left faction,

Photos from website

EOS VIMEO CHANNEL

Featured: EOS Defence Systems’ battle-proven infantry firepower showcased on multiple platforms. Includes footage conducted at the Redstone Test Center, Alabama, of the EOS R400S Mk2 remote weapon system successfully firing Javelin anti-tank missiles in between M230LF Bushmaster gun cannon fire volleys.

Full press conference at EOS to buy votes in the Eden Monaro bi-election

In Hume Canberra

02 July 2020 Prime Minister Press Conference

Today Electro Optic Systems was pleased to host the Prime Minister The Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Defence Industry The Honourable Melissa Price MP, Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro Dr Fiona Kotvojs and Senator for the ACT Senator Zed Seselja at its Hume manufacturing facility for the announcement that 251 remote weapon systems will be acquired from EOS for employment on the Bushmaster and Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicles for the Australian Army. Sovereign Industrial Capability in action.

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited 2020 AGM

428 employees worldwide

Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited

18 Wormald Street,
Symonston, ACT 2609 Australia
+ 61 2 6222 7900

EOS Defence Systems Pty Limited

90 Sheppard Street,
Hume, ACT 2620 Australia
+ 61 2 6298 8000

EOS Space Systems Pty Limited

55A Monaro Street,
Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 Australia
+61 2 6222 7900

Mar 01 2021

Rheinmetall

Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG
CEO salary = $5.5 million pa
Global defence revenue in 2019 = $3.9 billion
Sells: tanks and other weaponized vehicles, cannons, missiles, bombs

Global HQ:
Rheinmetall Platz 140476 Düsseldorf, DE
+49 (211) 473-01
info@rheinmetall.com
http://www.rheinmetall.com

Oliver Hoffmann
Head of Public Relations
Rheinmetall AG
Tel.: +49-(0)211-473 4748
oliver.hoffmann@rheinmetall.com

From the company website:

A company can enjoy long-term success only if it integrates coordinated economic, ecological and social factors into business activities and creates added value for itself, its employees and society. It is therefore a matter of course for Rheinmetall to do everything possible to contribute to the company being economically stable and ecologically responsible.
Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG

Also from the website:

As a highly valuable, internationally successful company in the markets for environmentally-friendly mobility and security technology tailored to threats, the Rheinmetall Group develops globally sustainable strategies and bundles needs worldwide.
Rheinmetall Defence Australia

CEO Gary Stewart

Rheinmetall CEO Gary Stewart, centre, with then Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers Payne and Pyne. Stewart looks delighted to receive $5 billion in taxpayer money to build weaponized vehicles for the ADF. Then PM Scott Morrison, at the launch of the MILVEHCOE (Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence) in Redbank, Qld, declared “I loved what you had to say, Gary, about our defence industry, our defence purchasing and procurement here in Australia. We’re going from importer to exporter.That’s a full 180 degree turnaround.”

That’s $5 billion of our money to help Rheinmetall make and sell killing technology. Keep reading! To find contact details, company information and a selection of images of Rheinmetall weapons.

Rheinmetall is one of the 8 Primes which have special Global Supply Chain Program status. Under this program it is responsible for assisting Australian companies to enter the global export “supply chain” for weapons corporations.

Rheinmetall Defence Australia
Redbank Office (Headquarters)
111 Robert Smith Street
Redbank, QLD 4301
+61 7 3436 2700

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle Australia Pty Ltd
Brisbane Office
223 Viking Drive
Wacol, QLD 4076
PO Box 289, Carole Park 4300

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions
Maryborough Office
232-244 Adelaide Street
Maryborough QLD 4650
+61 7 4121 4970

Rheinmetall Defence Australia
Canberra Office
Level 3, 65 Canberra Avenue
Griffith, ACT 2603
+61 2 6249 5600

Rheinmetall have also extracted money from the GST revenue of the average Queenslander. In order to operate here Rheinmetall demanded a significant dowry from Queenslanders. A significant piece of land at Redbank and a free building worth $170million. Thank you Queenslanders! Similarly they demanded money to set up a factory at Maryborough though it is unclear how much they received for that.

They have combined with Nioa to make Rheinmetall Nioa Munitions RNM.

LOCATIONS: Rheinmetall and RNM

BRISBANE – Redbank. Weaponized Armoured Vehicle factory and maintenance facility
MARYBOROUGH RNM – Munitions – opening in 2022
BENALLA Victoria RNM – Munitions, currently functioning.

PRODUCTS: TANKS AND MUNITIONS
Rheinmetall specialise in weaponized vehicles such as tanks, also manufacturing the guns, missiles and bombs to go with them. Rheinmetall has close partnerships with Australian companies Bisalloy and NIOA. Bisalloy provides the steel for Rheinmetall’s weaponized vehicles, while NIOA makes bombs, bullets and other munitions. Rheinmetall’s website boasts:

In 2019, Rheinmetall concluded sales with customers in 143 countries. We are represented at 41 locations in Germany, a further 42 in Europe (excluding Germany), 14 on the American continent, 18 in Asia, 6 in Africa and 8 in Australia.

Rheinmetall sells tanks, missiles and other killing technology to Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brunei, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Czech Republic, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nederlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UK and UAE. This list is not exhaustive.

NIOA is a Queensland company looking to export dangerous munitions for use by militarised governments against their own people.

Indonesia: Current trade and potential export from Australia

All of the weapons pictured below have been sold to Indonesia, where they are used exclusively against civilian populations, especially in West Papua.