Australia to upgrade AP-3C Orions
BAE Systems Australia has signed a contract worth 76.1 million Australian dollars ($63.3 million) for an upgrade to the Electronic Surveillance System installed on the Australian Defence Force’s AP-3C Orion Aircraft.
The contract requires BAE Systems to replace existing subsystems and associated ground support systems. The new contract is part of a series of up to 600 million Australian dollars of AP-3C upgrades that are anticipated over the next seven years.
Expected to enter service in 2011, the upgrade is designed to build on developments for the Boeing Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.
Australia’s AP-3C Orion aircraft, which are operated from RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia, perform maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions, while retaining a strike capability.
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