Wed, Mar 16, 2005
Tenix Defence Aerospace and L-3 Communications Integrated
Systems have delivered the last AP-3C aircraft in the production
phase of the Sea Sentinel upgrade program, on time and within
budget.
The Chief Executive Officer of Tenix Defence, Robert Salteri,
said the delivery marked the completion of the largest and most
complex aerospace modification and upgrade program in Australia to
date.
"In 18 months, the Avalon-based team was able to modify and
deliver the final 10 RAAF AP-3C aircraft to L-3 and the
Commonwealth - on time and within budget," Mr. Salteri said.
"The success of this production phase illustrates what can be
achieved when you team Australia's largest defence business with
one of the world's leading Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance systems providers." The AP-3C aircraft is widely
recognised, both domestically and within the international maritime
patrol aircraft community, as the most capable aircraft of its type
in operational service anywhere in the world.
The Sea Sentinel upgrade program involved modifying the P-3C
aircraft to an AP-3C configuration, resulting in operational weight
reduction and a significantly increased sensor capability.
The major new systems include:
- Electronic flight instrument system
- Navigation system
- Forward and aft radar system
- Sensor stations
- Inter-communication system
- Communication suite
- Acoustics system
- Data management system
- Direction finding system
These were interfaced with all existing systems, and then
tested, accepted and delivered.
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