ISTEC Services Ltd, a British company with 36 years of operationally proven experience in the design, manufacture, supply and support of complex weapon integration solutions for military platforms, has signed a collaboration agreement with GuS Periscopes Ltd to add periscopes and driver’s night vision systems to their range of products and support GuS Periscopes in offering customers integrated hatch and periscope solutions.
ISTEC has a long history of design, manufacture and supply of weapon integration solutions for crew served weapons such as GPMG, HMG and MMG. They are a British owned and run company with a local UK manufacture and supply base. Best known for their Universal Gun Mounts (UGMs), their integration solutions have been fitted to some of the more iconic vehicles used during more recent Land operations such as WMIK, Mastiff, Viking and Jackal in UK and in service internationally with countries including USA, Canada, UAE and other European and NATO partners. They are the weapons mount of choice for the Royal Navy, with their systems found on most surface and sub-surface vessels and more recently they have been providing key integration solutions for rotary wing assets in the Air domain, including delivering projects for the US DoD.
GuS Periscopes Ltd is a UK based defence company with extensive expertise in military periscope technology. Based in Cwmbran, South Wales, GuS Periscopes specialises in the design and manufacture of both standard and custom observation systems, including periscopes, hybrid electronic periscope systems, episcopes and vision blocks for armoured fighting vehicle applications. GuS Periscopes Ltd is the only UK manufacturer of both PMMA (Acrylic) and optical glass periscopes and is part of the GuS Group. Gus Periscopes Ltd’s electronic hybrid periscopes and driver’s night vision systems combine standard periscope technology with new innovative digital technology.
The GuS brand is synonymous with safety, quality and durability with over 40 years of experience in the supply of periscope products to the UK and international markets. In collaboration, both companies can expand their product offering for key customers providing better integrated weapons mounting systems, periscope solutions and driver night vision systems. The collaboration will support the development of existing and emerging markets worldwide and will help create new opportunities that their combined design, technical and operational expertise offers.
Karen Driver, Managing Director of GuS Periscopes said, “This is a superb opportunity for our companies to combine our respective expertise and deliver a broader high-quality offering for our customers. This collaboration benefits both us and our customers, both in UK and globally.”
Mick Coulson Managing Director of ISTEC Services, added: “We are in a fascinating period for UK Defence Industry where we must work together to deliver the best possible sovereign capability to secure our national interests. We are very pleased to be collaborating with GuS Periscopes as not only can we increase and improve our respective offering to customers but together our excellent engineers can develop new fully integrated solutions.”