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Australia’s passive radar development has its roots at Defence Science & Tech- nology Group – a world leader in signal processing. Both Silentium Defence and Daronmont Technologies have con- tinued to refine and commercialise this technology under various programs and Defence Innovation Hub contracts.
Silentium Defence develops passive radar for the land, air and space do- mains. CEO and co-founder, Dr James Palmer, is enthusiastic about the value to our forces of using the environment to advantage.
“Passive radar transmits no radio sig- nals and has a virtually undetectable visual footprint,” Dr Palmer said. “It is ideal for local area defence. It is light, portable and quick to deploy.
“It’s unclear how far other nations have advanced with passive radar development, but it seems that no other country has the ability to field a system as light and portable as our Maverick M8 radar. This technology shows what is possible when Australia supports local industry.”
CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT
Avoiding detection in the visual and near-infrared window is difficult to achieve – particularly for vehicles on the move. The Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) from Saab Barracuda AB successfully protects Australia’s Supacat Special Operations Vehicles. Saab claims that MCS has reduced de- tection by up to 90 per cent against a broad range of currently available sen- sors, including night vision devices, thermal cameras, UV sensors and ra- dar systems.
Under Land 400 Phase 2, Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles will also be fi ted with MCS. Saab has appointed Global Defence Solutions (GDS) to provide ongoing manufactur- ing and support facilities in Australia.
“Saab’s partnership with GDS will bring world-class capability into Aus- tralian industry with the transfer of our technical knowledge and expertise of camouflage,” Andy Keough, Manag- ing Director of Saab Australia said.
“Australian industrial involvement is critical to the success of our sover- eign defence industry and together with
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