Thales upgrading sonar on RAN Collins class SSKs

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Thales to Upgrade Sonar System of RAN's Collins-Class Submarines
25 November 2016

Thales Australia has been awarded an AUD100 million (USD74.3 million) contract to design a major sonar system upgrade for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) six Collins-class submarines, Australia's minister for defence industry, Christopher Pyne, said on 23 November.

Pyne said Thales Australia would engage other Australia-based companies, including Sonartech Atlas and L3 Oceania, as well as suppliers from the United Kingdom and France to design the upgrade, which will involve installing improved sonar system arrays and enhanced signal processing systems aboard each of the 3,407-tonne conventionally powered submarines.

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An update:


Financial Review

Collins class subs get $24m Aussie system overhaul
Ronald MizenReporter
Dec 29, 2020 � 12.00am
The Australian Navy's ageing Collins class submarine fleet will undergo a $23.7 million upgrade of its sonar systems, including the installation of an Australian designed and developed mine avoidance system.
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will announce on Tuesday that Thales Australia has been awarded two contracts to undertake the upgrade, which will also include a new high frequency intercept array.
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