On 12 and 13 December, 2024, the Hellenic Centre of Defence Innovation (HCDI) organised the first French-Hellenic Defence Innovation…
Theon International Plc (THEON) announces that the Defence and Budget Committees of the German Parliament approved yesterday a new addendum to the OCCAR contract, exercising the third consecutive option. An additional option of similar size is still available.
The Consortium of HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH and THEON SENSORS SA has been invited by OCCAR to sign the said amendment on 20 December 2024 in Bonn, Germany.
The original contract for the Production and In-Service Support of Binocular Night Vision Goggles (BNVG) with the international organisation OCCAR was signed in July 2021. As of today, 49,550 Mikron BNVG (powered by Exosens 16 mm tubes) have already been contracted for supply to the German and Belgian Armed Forces. According to this contract addendum, the Consortium will continue offering THEON’s Mikron BNVG to deliver several thousand additional goggles to Germany.
Christian Hadjiminas, Founder and CEO of THEON, stated: “The recent exercise of the option, earlier than expected, reaffirms the successful collaboration among the partners involved in this contract and highlights the vital role of night vision capabilities for military forces.
Furthermore, we observe a sustainably high demand globally, as military forces more and more recognise the importance of maintaining operational capabilities during day and night. Thus, access to tubes becomes critical. This fully justifies a) the acquisition of Harder Digital earlier this year, along with investment to increase capacity, and b) the long-term contracts it has started signing with tube providers and notably Exosens.
As a result, THEON has triggered the respective options to further increase the tube orders from Exosens for 2026 onwards, as part of our long-term frame agreement of 2025-2027. New order intake is expected to continue in the new year.”
Picture: BNVG MIKRON
THEON will release updated guidance for the coming year by the end of December.
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