Shadow 200 TUAS (photo : Aus DoD)
Minister for
Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the signing of a $7.2 million
five-year contract to provide Australian-based training for the operators and
maintainers of the Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System.
Training
will begin in Queensland in April 2013. Troops will train using Australia’s
second Shadow 200 system which was delivered 12 months ahead of schedule in
April 2012.
“This
contract means we will now be able to train our soldiers to use the Shadow 200
right here in Australia,” Mr Clare said.
The Shadow
200 system captures full motion video during both day and night operations
which can be sent back to a ground control station up to 125 kilometres away.
It can recognise targets on the ground while operating at an altitude of up to
8000 feet.
Each Shadow
200 System comprises five aircraft, ground control stations, a launch and
recovery element, and associated equipment, logistics and training.
The two
Shadow 200 systems were acquired through Joint Project 129 (Phase 2) at a total
cost of over $90 million.
The first
Shadow 200 system began operations in Afghanistan earlier this year, providing
enhanced intelligence capability to the International Security Assistance
Force.
The US Army
and Marines first used the system in Iraq and have been using it operationally
in Afghanistan. Other nations such as Sweden and Italy are also procuring the
Shadow 200 system.
The training
will be delivered through AAI Corporation’s Australian-based subsidiary
Aerosonde Pty Ltd.
Melbourne-based
Aerosonde will initially provide three training instructors, increasing to the
full contracted requirement of six as Australian instructors gain experience.
(Aus DoD)
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