Collins class submarine (photo : Aus DoD)
Minister for
Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that Thales has been awarded a
$22.2 million contract to update sonar equipment for the Royal Australian
Navy’s Collins Class submarines.
The contract
will involve replacing obsolescent electronic components to improve reliability
and help to reduce space, weight and power requirements.
Mr Clare
said the majority of specialist engineering and logistics work will be
performed in the Thales facility at Rydalmere, NSW.
“The sonar
system on the Collins Class submarines uses acoustic signals to safely navigate
and operate effectively underwater,” Mr Clare said.
“The
updating of this equipment is key to ensuring our Collins Class submarines
remain operationally capable and reliable.”
Thales
currently holds the contract for in-service support for the Collins sonar
system and is the original manufacturer of the equipment.
The
Government has allocated an additional $700 million over the next four years
for Collins Class submarine sustainment.
The Collins
Class submarine provides maritime surveillance, maritime strike and
interdiction, reconnaissance and intelligence collection capability to the
Australian Defence Force.
(Aus DoD)
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