Technology group Cohort has completed the acquisition of Australian satellite communication terminal specialist EM Solutions, expanding its naval defence offer and reinforcing the Group’s presence in Australasia.
EM Solutions is a developer of innovative microwave and on-the-move radio and satellite products that help to deliver high speed telecommunications across the world. EM Solutions’ principal activity is the design, assembly, test, and support of satellite on-the move terminals for defence and government customers. It also provides high-end broadband radio transceivers and other RF Subsystems such as low noise receivers and solid-state high-power transmitters for defence and commercial customers.
EM Solutions’ unique capabilities will enable the Group to diversify into the expanding satellite communications market and complement its existing naval offer.
Andy Thomis, Cohort Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to welcome EM Solutions to the Cohort group. This is a significant step for Cohort, broadening the Group’s strong naval systems service offering, bringing new customers and enhancing the global footprint of the combined business. The increasing security challenges in Southeast Asia and Indo Pacific mean that Australia is an important strategic region. This combined with the increasing trend toward satellite communications means there are clear growth opportunities for both EM Solutions and the broader Cohort Group. We look forward to serving EM Solutions’ customers, current and future, in the years to come.”
EM Solutions will become the seventh independent business within the Group and will report through Cohort’s Communications and Intelligence Division.
John Logan, Joint Managing Director at EM Solutions, said: “EM Solutions are equally delighted to join the Cohort Group. This is an opportunity for us to collaborate with other businesses within the Group to enhance our joint research and development offerings and maximise opportunities for providing our advanced satellite communications technology to more customers all over the world.”
For Editorial Inquiries Contact:
Editor Kym Bergmann at kym.bergmann@venturamedia.net
For Advertising Inquiries Contact:
Group Sales Director Simon Hadfield at simon.hadfield@venturamedia.net
Another sovereign capability bites the dust. I wonder whether the DIDS redefinition of sovereign capability as “Just an ABN and local workforce” is to blame?
Yes. Which reflects the fact that neither Defence nor the government cares about sovereign capability. And in case you think I’m being partisan, the opposition doesn’t appear to care either.
Australia’s sovereign capability is unchanged as long as the the technological, physical and human resources remain in Australia and are subject to Australian law.
Not really if all we are doing is building to print with all the IP owned elsewhere.
The concept of sovereignty seems to lost to the Government, allowing a foreign owned entity to set up a company in Australia and get an ABN, is not my concept of sovereignty. The intellectual property does not belong to Australia it belongs to the Parent Company . Now EM Solutions will benefit financially and probably more Technology will be available but anything they develop will belong to Cohort .Jobs and such are great but they don’t make up for the loss of ownership.
God I am sooooo fed up with bloody Governments of both persuasions banging on about Australia, the clever country.
As soon as a Company comes up with interesting tech it is devoured by multinational conglomerates at fire sale prices and at a fraction of what it would cost to start up from scratch….we are a bunch of mugs and nothing will convince me otherwise!