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NEWS REVIEW
INDUSTRY UPDATE 17
NEW MAST FOR HMAS STUART
HMAS Stuart now has a new mast as part of the Anzac class frigate’s mid-life capa- bility upgrade (AMCAP).
The mast incorporates technologies designed to provide improved detection, classification and identification of air contacts with a greater level of overall management, support and reliability. The replacement mast is taller and wider than the old mast so that it can accommodate the new CEA L-Band radar system, while retaining the Anti-Ship Missile Defence radar capability.
Weighing 31 tonnes, the mast was lift- ed by a team of crane operators, riggers, fitters, superintendents, and a mechani- cal supervisor, with the operation taking less than a day to complete. It will now take around a month to complete the in- stallation.
HMAS Stuart docked at BAE Systems Henderson facility in April 2021 for her upgrade.
BAE Systems has around four hun- dred people supporting AMCAP through the WAMA and around 250 Australian suppliers are currently sup- porting the program.
“The design, manufacture and integra- tion of the mast on HMAS Stuart dem- onstrates another successful milestone delivered under the AMCAP program, and the continued development of sus- tainment capability to support the Royal Australian Navy,” BAE Systems Austra- lia’s Luke Simmons said. ■
RIGTH: HMAS Stuart first docked at BAE Systems Henderson facility in April 2021 for the upgrade
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