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Safran to support Navy infrared tracking systems
Officer of the Watch Lieutenant Ann Carroll navigates HMAS Ballarat towards a distress beacon during a search and rescue operation.
THE government has awarded Safran Electronics & Defence Australasia a contract for in-service support to the RAN’s infrared search and track systems.
The company will provide maintenance and support services to the Navy for five years, with options to extend for up to 15 years. The scope of work includes full support and maintenance of systems including engineering management, maintenance management and inventory management.
“The new contract will extend the company’s Australian footprint and support local employment with the addition
of seven fulltime employees,” former Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne said. “Safran’s investment in its Botany facility and technical team will see the transfer of expertise to Australia to enable repairs to be conducted locally in the future.
“This will lead to a significant reduction in repair timeframes as significant sub-components will no longer need to be returned to France for overhaul and repair.”
“[Safran] advises that it will also analyse local supply chain options to increase Australian Industry Capability,” then - Minister for Defence Industry Linda Reynolds said.
L3 Micreo contracted for more counter-IED tech
DEFENCE has engaged Brisbane-based L3 Micreo to manage the production, manufacture and delivery of more than 14,000 additional Silvershield units to the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces.
Silvershield is a vehicle-mounted force protection system produced by Defence under the Redwing program. The system provides protection against radio controlled improvised explosive devices.
Then - Minister for Defence Industry Linda Reynolds announced the contract at L3 Micreo in Brisbane and said the capability would make a real difference to the lives of Afghan partners. On delivery of this latest order, Australian industry and Defence will have produced and exported over 226,000 Redwing systems.
“The Redwing Program is part of Australia’s broader com- mitment to Afghanistan’s long-term security and development,” Minister Reynolds said.
An initial 16,000 Silvershield units were delivered to Afghanistan throughout 2018. Major sub-system components for Silvershield are provided by Australian suppliers Axiom Precision Manufacturing, SRX Global (Australia), ZCG Scalar and Lintek.
On delivery of this latest order, Australian industry and Defence will have produced and exported over 226,000 indi- vidual and vehicle mounted Redwing systems, with an export value of over $109 million, since 2015.
“We continue to be extremely proud to produce these life- saving force protection systems for Defence to help address the persistent and evolving threat of IEDs in Afghanistan,” L3 Micreo Managing Director Sarah Earey said.
Dr Andrew Piotrowski from Defence Science and Technology was awarded the 2018 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science for developing the Redwing devices.
Silvershield is the latest variant of vehicle mounted force protection systems provided to the Afghan National Defence and Security Force.
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