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FROM THE SOURCE MAJOR GENERAL SIMON STUART
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Initial Operating Capability (IOC) is on track for De- cember of next year and because the rapid refresh program there is no capability gap in the ADF protection and detec- tion system. There are other programs as well, Land 3025 (Special Forces CBRNE capability) which will also deliver some counter-CBRNE capabilities. Future phases are be- ing scoped to shape the requirements, in order to maintain pace with evolving threats. So, we’re well placed, things are on track and there isn’t a capability gap thanks to the work of the team on the rapid refresh part of the program.
ADM: Can you provide an update on Land 19 Phase 7, the short to medium range air defence.
STUART: Land 19 Phase 7B has had a pretty busy year. A lot of design activity last year, preliminary design was achieved in April and detailed design in November of 2020. There were a couple of trials that we managed to get done last year and earlier this year on launcher mo- bility and, of course, just before Christmas last year the signing of the support contract which was worth in excess of $110 million; that was with Raytheon for the first five years of sustainment with some options of extensions to cover the life of the system.
This year the focus is really on test and integration ac- tivities. In other words, bringing the systems together and a lot of that work will actually be done at Raytheon’s new Centre for Joint Integration in South Australia at Maw- son Lakes (see News section for more on this facility). In other words, bringing together, by the end of this year a fire direction centre, a radar from CEA Technologies, the launcher and missile. All the components needed to build a full ground based air defence system here in Australia. We’re well on track for IOC in the middle of 2023.
ADM: Is Army looking to relocate Chinooks to Darwin? STUART: No. What we want to be able to do is operate all of our aircraft types from Darwin if required to, and that’s the aim of any work that we’re doing there. I’m anticipat- ing the next question, the Apache will be introduced into service and operated from Darwin on the current plan.
ADM: Is there a long term plan for Apache basing? STUART: Not right now but as part of the Battlefield Avia- tion Program and as part of looking at Army’s disposition for the future, we’re looking at options for where we are and in what sort of capabilities and numbers. There’s no detailed plan at this point but we’re always looking at op- tions for the future.
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