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NASAMS REACHES PRODUCTION MILESTONE
KONGSBERG Defence Australia has an- nounced the achievement of a critical production milestone for the Land 19 Phase 7B program, successfully pass- ing Factory Acceptance Tests of the first two Fire Distribution Centres (FDC) for the National Advanced Sur- face to Air Missile Systems (NASAMS).
As part of this program, Kongs- berg Defence Australia is supporting Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and prime contractor, Raytheon Aus- tralia, to deliver the new Short-Range
Ground-Based Air Defence capability to the Australian Army.
NASAMS is a weapons system pro- duced by Raytheon Technologies and Kongsberg that is in service with, or under delivery to, 12 nations. The sys- tem is expected to enable the Austra- lian Army to quickly detect, engage, and destroy aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missile threats.
The FDC is the Air Defence Com- mand, Control, Communications and Computing (C4) system that manages
LEFT: Kongsberg Defence Australia NASAMS Production Team with soldiers from 16 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, during a recent fitment check.
engagement operations through cen- tralised control of NASAMS sensors, launchers, missiles, and communi- cation systems. It will reportedly be the most advanced and integrated C4 system ever delivered to Army, enabling integrated joint GBAD and fires activities.
At Raytheon Australia’s Centre for Joint Integration in Adelaide, the FDC has been assembled, integrated and tested by Kongsberg Defence Austra- lia’s NASAMS Production Team. Each FDC comprises over 10,000 compo- nents, the majority of which have been sourced locally from Australian suppli- ers including Sydney-based Eylex, Ad- elaide-based Daronmont Technologies and REDARC Electronics, and Albury- based MILSPEC Manufacturing. ■
SAAB SIGNS CONTRACT WITH MARSHALL FOR DEPLOYABLE HEALTH CAPABILITY
SAAB Australia has moved a step clos- er to delivery of Australia’s deployable health capability with the signing of an A$8.28 million contract with key technology supplier and capability partner, Marshall.
Under the contract, applied-engi- neering firm Marshall will deliver three of its Military CT scanners for use as part of the deployable medical modules being delivered by Saab to the ADF under the JP2060 Phase 3 project.
Once operational and deployed, the scanners will enable field medical staff to create detailed diagnostic im- ages of patients – enabling immediate and accurate treatment in the field.
“Safe, effective and reliable medical equipment is critical to Australia’s de- ployable health capability in ensuring
world-class clinical care,” Andy Ke- ough, Saab Australia Managing Direc- tor said. “That’s why we’re delighted to have Marshall Land Systems on board. They are a leading supplier of proven deployable health systems and their CT scanners are currently being used by armed forces across the globe.”
Saab signed a contract with the Australian Department of
Defence in 2020 to deliver
more than 550 deployable
health modules. The A$370 million order is to be ful- filled between 2020 and 2024. Modules within the
RIGHT: The scanners will enable field medical staff to create detailed diagnostic images of patients.
program will include features such as surgical theatres, x-ray, CT scanning and ultrasound equipment, and trau- ma, intensive care and ward units.
Marshall Land Systems Managing Director Ray Cutting says the scan- ners being supplied for the project have a proven operational record in the most hostile of environments. ■
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