Regional ship self defense picks up steam
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The Australian Fast Frigate FFG upgrade program will be performed by Australia following the failure of a proposed development and production of a Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) program with Malaysia. The current program calls for Australia to modernize the Australian Navy's six Adelaide-class frigates, with Tenix and ADI as the primary bidders which have also requested bids from international EW suppliers for the program's self protection requirement. Australia is expected to prefer an upgrade of the SLQ-32 systems currently in service with the frigates, or an installation of new ESM and jammer systems due to the lack of funds. Meanwhile, Malaysia named German shipbuilding firm Blohm and Voss as the design authority for the country's new OPVs under the OPV program, while MEKO as the basis for the modular ship design.
Publication Name: Journal of Electronic Defense
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0192-429X
Year: 1998
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Funding issues delay German EW programs
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German authorities continue to delay the awarding of contracts for new aircraft protection systems or upgrades to current self-protection systems on German tactical aircraft due to inadequate funds. The lack of funds was also seen as the major factor that prompted the authorities to select the CelsiusTech Electronics (Sweden) crystal video IFM receiver for the first (development) phase of a program for new radar warning receivers for German Tornado aircraft. Speculations reveal that the decision to select the Swedish company's offer over bids from Litton Applied Technology, Dassault Electronique and Thomson-CSF could have been due to a comparatively low-priced proposal.
Publication Name: Journal of Electronic Defense
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0192-429X
Year: 1998
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Next-generation Navy RWR to begin initial production
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Raytheon is to supply the first of 20 Raytheon/Hughes AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receivers for the US Navy F/A-18E/F aircraft under an over $50 million low-rate initial production contract (LRIP). The contract, which follows about $70 million in development and change contracts, also covers interface engineering for the E/F aircraft and alterations to allow operation with the ALE-50 towed decoy system and IDECM. The ALR-67(V)3 exhibited greater performance over present super-heterodyne radar warning receivers that the system is to replace, Raytheon asserts.
Publication Name: Journal of Electronic Defense
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0192-429X
Year: 1998
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