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ARMY SELECTS SYSTEMATIC FOR TRACK MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY
LEFT: SitaWare supported Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019.
ton, said. “TMC will also incorporate as- pects of data fusion and track correlation, for which SitaWare’s ability to draw upon multiple data sources makes it uniquely suited to the task.”
TMC will further interoperability us- ing SitaWare’s Variable Message Format (VMF) Gateway module.
The VMF Gateway leverages work Sys- tematic has undertaken in conjunction with the Australian Army’s Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC) and enables users to seamlessly convert VMF data to and from Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP), NATO Friendly Force In- formation (NFFI), Over-The-Horizon Gold (OTH-Gold), and Link 16 formats. TMC will be rolled out at relevant deployed headquarters across the Army, operating at brigade level and above.
The Deployable Joint Force Headquar- ters is the first element to field TMC. The capability is designed to operate on a range of platforms, including the Can- berra class LHDs that form the backbone of the ADF’s amphibious capability.
SitaWare Headquarters successfully sup- ported Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 and is scheduled to provide the C2 component in a number of upcoming trials and exercises. ■
THE Australian Army has selected System- atic to deliver its interim Track Manage- ment Capability (TMC).
The program will see Systematic’s Sita- Ware Headquarters solution equip the ser- vice with a range of advanced command- and-control (C2) capabilities.
TMC is focused on providing coalition interoperability to Army by consolidat- ing information from Battle Management
FINAL AWD
COMPLETES
SEA TRIALS
THE third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), NUSHIP Sydney, is on track to be deliv- ered to the Navy in February 2020 after completing sea trials.
Sydney is the third and final ship being de- livered by the AWD Alliance, which includes Defence, Raytheon Australia, and ASC Ship- building supported by Navantia Australia.
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds said the success of sea trials represents a significant step towards the ship’s delivery.
“Sydney will enter into service in early 2020, and with her sister-ships HMA Ships
Systems (BMS) to produce the Common Tactical Picture and Recognised Ground Picture, and provide coalition interoper- ability, among other functions.
“SitaWare supports the Chief of Army’s desire to become a Joint and integrated force supporting ‘accelerated warfare’ by placing C2 at the centre of the service’s capabilities,” Systematic’s Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region, David Hor-
Hobart and Brisbane, they will be the most potent warships to date,” Minister Reynolds said.
“By using a combination of Australian and globally proven technologies, these highly ca- pable warships are truly world- class and will allow us to work even closer with our allies.”
Following sea trials, final production work including the integration of the MH60-R heli-
copter, will be completed ahead
of the ship’s provisional acceptance into service in February 2020.
That anticipated date of delivery is sever- al months earlier than previously scheduled thanks to a decision to modify the storage of Mk54 torpedoes and AGM-114N Hellfire missiles for the ship’s MH-60R naval com- bat helicopter as part of the construction
ABOVE: NUSHIP Sydney undertaking sea trials.
process rather than after its completion. The modifications include racks for Hellfire and Mk54 storage, enhanced safety measures and the installation of blowout doors for the magazine. Addition- al magazine space will enable flight-in-air material to be fitted to the Mk 54 in the
magazine rather than the hangar. ■
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