Page 37 - Australian Defence Magazine April 2020

Maritime
We are a trusted and strategic partner in the maritime defence domain, focusing on mission-centric equipment and systems primarily across the five-eyes nations. We specialise in maritime sonar, radar, acoustic expendables, signature management and power systems.
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Capabilities:
• Integrated Sonar Systems
• Torpedo Countermeasures
• Sonobuoys
• Electronic Warfare
• Tactical Data Links
LEFT: VIPs were treated to a tour of HMAS Sydney during the handover celebrations
program was removed from the Project of Concern list in February 2018.
NUSHIP Sydney’s Commanding Officer, Commander Ted Seymour RAN, was Ex- ecutive Officer of HMAS Hobart during its builders’ sea trials when 1,700 defects were noted, he told ADM. With Sydney, the ini- tial defect count was down to 400.
Currently the ships are fitted with the Aegis Baseline 7.1 Refresh 2 configuration, the AN/SPY-1D (V) phased array radar, AN/SPQ-9B X-band pulse Doppler horizon search radar, and a Mk 99 fire control sys- tem with two continuous-wave illuminat- ing radars.
Other major sensors comprise Ultra Electronics integrated hull-mounted and towed variable depth sonar systems, an Ul- tra Electronics Series 2500 electro-optical (EO) director, Sagem VAMPIR infrared search and track (IRST) system, two Ra- fael Toplight stabilised EO directors and two L-3 Communications SAM Electrics X-band navigation radars.
The advanced electronic warfare suite is made up of the ITT EDO Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems ES-3701 ESM ra- dar, SwRI MBS-567A communications ESM receiver, Ultra Electronics Avalon Systems multipurpose digital receiver and a Jenkins Engineering Systems low band receiver.
Armament consists of a 48-cell Mk 41 strike-length vertical launch system (VLS) accommodating SM-2 Block IIIB and quad-packed Evolved Sea Sparrow medium range air defence missiles. Two four-can- ister AGM-84 Block II Harpoon anti-ship/ land attack missile launchers are mounted midships. Other ordnance comprises a sin- gle Mk 45 Mod 4 62 calibre 5-inch gun, one Phalanx Block 1B aft-facing 20mm close-in weapon system, two M242 25mm Bushmaster automatic cannon in Rafael Typhoon mounts, and two Mk 32 Mod 9 twin-tube launchers for the MU90 light- weight anti-submarine torpedo.
Additional anti-submarine and anti-sur- face capabilities are provided by a single embarked MH-60R equipped with an AN/ AQS-22 low frequency dipping sonar and armed with two Mk 54 lightweight anti- submarine torpedoes or up to eight Hellfire II air-to-surface missiles.
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Decoys include four four-cell Australian-