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BAE Systems's $12 million contract (extension) to support the Royal Australian Navy’s Hydrographic fleet until 2020.
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BAE Systems has welcomed a one year, $12 million contract extension that will see the company support the Royal Australian Navy’s Hydrographic fleet until 2020.  Around 60 people based in Cairns are directly involved with the In Service Support Contract, valued at $436 million.  Over the past two years the team has increased significantly to provide improved sustainment to the Hydrographic platforms. Under the contract, BAE Systems supports two Hydrographic Ships (HS), six Survey Motor Boats (SMB) and four Survey Motor Launch (SML) as well as two SMBs in the Hydrographic school and one SMB that supports surveys...
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 wins Navy VTOL UAS contract
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The Department of Defence has awarded Austria’s Schiebel Group a contract to supply its Camcopter S-100 to meet the Royal Australian Navy’s interim vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS) requirement. Featuring a carbon fibre and titanium fuselage, the S-100 has a maximum takeoff weight of 200kg and can carry a 34kg payload of electro-optics and infrared sensors for up to 10 hours. It has a maximum speed of around 120kt and is powered by a 55hp (41kW) Diamond piston engine. The S-100 VTOL UAS has a beyond line-of-sight capability out to 200km. Able to fly fully autonomously, it can be...
Elbit Systems (Brazilian Subsidiary), awarded an approximately $100 million contract to supply remote controlled weapon stations.
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Elbit Systems announced that a Brazilian subsidiary, Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa S.A. ("Ares"), was awarded a framework contract, in a total value of approximately $100 million, to supply 12.7/7.62 mm Remote Controlled Weapon Stations ("RCWS") to the Brazilian Army. The contract includes associated equipment and services. The RCWS, named REMAX, will be supplied over a five-year period. An initial production order, valued at approximately $7.5 million, has been received.Specifically designed by Ares to meet Brazilian Army requirements as part of the VBTP program, Ares' REMAX systems have been successfully tested and fielded in Brazilian Army Guarani 6X6 vehicles. REMAX is...
The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has awarded DLS an $11.7 million contract for MIDS LVT
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Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, will provide improved tactical Link 16 communication capabilities for the F-16 fleet of Foreign Military Sales customers. The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has awarded DLS an $11.7 million contract for the production of Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs) for the F-16 Link 16 program and the option of $7.7 million for additional MIDS-LVT terminals. MIDS-LVT was developed by the MIDS International Program Office based in California to provide Link 16 capability at a lower weight, volume and cost....
Department of Defence extends GE engine contract for Super Hornet & Growler
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The Department of Defence (DoD) has announced a $232 million contract extension to expand GE’s support of jet engines for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fighter fleet until 2025. Under the contract, GE will provide engineering, supply and maintenance support for the 84 engines of Australia’s F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft fleets. The Growler fleet is scheduled to enter service in 2017. Stahl Metall Engineering is specialized in design, manufacture and distributing high performance Interconnect components, Cable assemblies / Control Systems, and Custom metalwork. Stahl Metall: The official rep/distributor for Positronic products in Australia & New Zealand....