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Mon, Mar 16, 2015

Australian Joint Research Program Upgrades Super Hornet

Project Began In 2008 To Improve Fighters' Ability In Modern Warfare Environment

A collaborative research program between the Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) and the US Navy has resulted in upgrades to the radar warning receiver in the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornets has been announced by Australia's Assistant Minister for Defense, Stuart Robert.

“A significant improvement to a defence capability has been realized through the exceptional collaborative work of Australian defence scientists and our US allies,” Mr Robert said.

The project, which began in 2008, will give the aircraft a greater ability to fight in a modern complex electronic warfare environment.

“Under the Advanced Passive Surveillance Capability program, upgrades have been made to the radar warning receiver on the Super Hornet, improving its ability to locate and identify threats,” Mr Robert said.

Mr Robert said Australian industry had been involved in a number of significant contracts developing ground support software in support of the program, as had a number of small software and hardware development companies under contract to DSTO.

“The work conducted under this project includes signal processing and parameter estimation algorithms and analysis tools for electronic warfare application, which will be relevant to a number of Australian Defence programs,” Mr Robert said.

The radar warning receiver upgrade will soon be fitted to the US fleet of Hornets and Super Hornets and to Australia’s fleet in the near future.

(Image from file)

FMI: www.defence.gov.au

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