EID, S.A. explained

EID, S.A.
Type:	Private company
Foundation:	1983
Location:	Lazarim
Hq Location Country:	Portugal
Industry:	Telecommunications, Electronics, Defense
Homepage:	https://www.eid.pt/

EID, S.A. (Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica, S.A.) is a Portuguese research and development company, established in 1983. The company is specialized in the fields of electronics, communications and command and control, mainly for Defence use.^{[1] [2] [3]}

EID is a private owned company. Its shareholder structure is composed by Cohort Plc (80%), idD Portugal Defence (18%) and IAPMEI (2%).^{[4] [5]}

The company makes military communications systems, including its ICCS (Integrated Communications Control System) that is the responsible for the integration and management of all the communications on board a warship, intercom systems for all types of armoured vehicles, field digital switchboards and telephony equipment, etc., besides the design, supply and deployment of large scale turnkey systems at National scales.

EID's Customers include a number of armed forces in Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Asia Pacific.^[6]

The activities of EID are divided by the following lines of business: naval communications, tactical communications, military messaging and systems integration.

In 2012 EID already supplied more than 500 field switchboards and more than 7000 telephone sets to different customers.^[7]

Customers

Nowadays EID’s naval communications systems equip more than 160 warships from 19 Navies around the world.^{[8] [9] [10]}

• : Algerian National Navy^[11]

Royal Australian Navy

Royal Bahraini Army

Bangladesh Army

Belgian Navy

Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Army

Cape Verdean Armed Forces (Probably donated by the Portuguese Armed Forces)^[12]

Egyptian Army

Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau (Probably donated by the Portuguese Armed Forces)^[13]

Indonesian Navy

Armed forces of Italy

Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Navy

Armed forces of Mozambique (Probably donated by the Portuguese Armed Forces)^[14]

Royal Netherlands Navy

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Polish Navy

Portuguese Army, Portuguese Navy and Portuguese Air Force.^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe (Probably donated by the Portuguese Armed Forces)

Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia

Spanish Navy

Timor Leste Defence Force (Probably donated by the Portuguese Armed Forces)

United Arab Emirates Army

• : Royal Navy

United States Navy

Notes and References

1. Web site: EID - What we do: LAND. 2021-09-23. EID. en-US.
2. Web site: Unique Solution for Portuguese BRASS Delivered by EID - Naval Technology. 2021-09-24. www.naval-technology.com.
3. Web site: EID - Naval Technology. 2021-09-24. www.naval-technology.com. en-GB.
4. Web site: EID - Governance: Shareholders Structure. 2021-09-23. EID. en-US.
5. Web site: 2017-11-28. Manter 20% na EID é do interesse nacional - Ministro da Defesa. 2021-09-24. Dinheiro Vivo. pt.
6. Web site: 2022-02-26 . Empresa que está a criar Soldado do Futuro para o Exército português já exporta 70% do negócio . 2022-03-01 . Dinheiro Vivo . pt-PT.
7. Web site: EID - Our Down Memory Lane. 2021-09-23. EID. en-US.
8. Web site: 2021-07-30. EID has signed a new Naval ICCS contract!. 2021-09-23. EID. en-US.
9. Web site: EID Awarded Multiple Contracts to Supply Personal Radios - Naval Technology. 2021-09-24. www.naval-technology.com.
10. Web site: EID to Provide ICC-201 and ICC-251 Intercom Systems to Asia and Middle East - Naval Technology. 2021-09-24. www.naval-technology.com.
11. Web site: EID está nos quatro cantos do mundo e quer mais . 2023-03-23 . www.jornaldenegocios.pt . pt-PT.
12. Web site: Portuguese Army provided lessons to operate the EID P/BLC-101 military radio .
13. Web site: Forças Armadas Portuguesas formam militares da Guiné-Bissau . 2023-03-23 . www.cmjornal.pt . pt-PT.
14. Web site: Lusa . Agência . Cooperação militar portuguesa continuará em Moçambique apesar da crise política, assegura João Gomes Cravinho . 2023-03-23 . Observador . pt-PT.
15. Web site: EID to Supply Communication Systems for Portuguese Navy Tejo-class Patrol Vessel. 2021-09-24. Navy Recognition. en-gb.
16. Web site: EID's ICCS6 to Equip Belgian, Dutch and Portuguese Frigates - Naval Technology. 2021-09-24. www.naval-technology.com.
17. Web site: EID Signs Contract with HDW for 209PN Submarines - Naval Technology. 2021-09-24. www.naval-technology.com.
18. Web site: EID to supply communication equipment for Portuguese Army vehicles. 2021-09-24. www.army-technology.com. en-GB.