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CMATS BECOMES A ‘PROJECT OF CONCERN’
THE government has approved the addition of one defence capability project and the removal of another project from Defence’s Projects of Concern list.
Minister for Defence Industry Pat Con- roy confirmed the removal of the Deploy- able Defence Air Traffic Management and Control System and the listing of the Civil- Military Air Traffic Management System as a Project of Concern.
Minister Conroy thanked Indra Austra- lia for its commitment to remediating the Deployable Defence Air Traffic Manage- ment and Control System project.
“The removal of this project reflects In- dra’s ongoing collaboration with Defence to obtain the best possible capability out- comes for the ADF.
“Indra Australia’s delivery continues to progress well despite minor delays beyond
LEFT: The project is delivering a joint Civil-Military Air Traffic Management System which will support civil and military operations.
the company’s control, primarily COVID- related. The third and final mission sys- tem is on track for delivery to Defence in October 2022.”
The Civil-Military Air Traffic Manage- ment System project has been listed as a Project of Concern because of ‘significant schedule, technical and cost challenges.’ This project is delivering a joint Civil- Military Air Traffic Management System which will support civil and military op- erations including at 12 ADF air bases around Australia.
The project has seen a two-year delay to forecast Initial and Final Operational Ca- pability in the past two years.
“It is my expectation that this listing brings more high-level attention, resources and ener- gy – from both Defence and our industry part- ner Thales Australia – to the task of remediat- ing this project,” Minister Conroy said.
BAE SYSTEMS SECURES PERISCOPE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT FOR COLLINS-CLASS
BAE Systems Australia has secured a $45 million, three year contract extension with the Commonwealth to provide in-service periscope support for the Royal Australian Navy’s six Collins-class submarines.
The contract extension will see the con- tinuation of maintenance and logistics services, engineering and supply support and program management of 16 periscope systems at BAE Systems’ purpose-built Mawson Lakes facility in South Australia and HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.
Each Collins-class submarine has an Attack and Search periscope and these are extensively overhauled every seven years to ensure their materiel readiness and continuing structural integrity.
Under its In-Service Support Contract, BAE Systems says it has developed a local and global supply chain network.
BAE Systems has manufactured, sus- tained and upgraded the periscope sys-
tems for the Collins fleet for the life of their service to the RAN. During the build phase, the company used the local manu- facture of optics, electronics, cables and mechanical parts, in collaboration with an initial supply chain.
“BAE Systems is a long-term sovereign capability partner with a 30-year pedigree in the manufacture and build, sustainment and upgrade of Collins-class submarine periscope systems for the Royal Australian Navy,” BAE
Systems Australia Managing Director, Defence Delivery, Andrew Gresham said.
RIGHT: HMAS Collins
enters Bell Bay in Launceston, Tasmania.
“We are delighted to announce this contract extension, building on our large body of work with the Submarine Enterprise and ensuring periscope systems for the Collins-class fleet.
“This contract award is testament to our organisation’s long-standing experience in delivering periscope systems here in Australia and our network of Australian industry partners delivering into the sustainment program.”
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