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| FATS Airborne radar system (Image: BAE Systems) |
by Richard Tomkins
The Royal Australian Navy is to receive an improved anti-ship missile test capability from BAE Systems Australia.
The BAE System, procured through a contract worth more than $25.5 million, is the Future Advanced Threat Simulator, or FATS system, an airborne radar that closely emulates the in-flight behavior of a range of anti-ship missiles.
BAE Systems Australia will design, develop, manufacture, test and deliver the FATS capability suite. Work on the project will start this month.
"At the heart of this impressive technology is local innovation; the simulator is an advanced capability, developed by our specialist engineering team here in South Australia," said BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Officer Glynn Phillips.
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