17 Apr 2002
BAE Systems is drawing on its American and Australian communications capabilities in its bid for Australian Defence
Force (ADF) communications projects JP2072 - Battlespace Communications, JP2008 - Satellite Communications and SEA
1442 - Naval Communications.
"We have significant new generation communications capability from our business in the United States and Australia that
matches the areas the ADF is seeking to develop," said Mr Jim Birrell, Business Development Manager - C3I, BAE Systems
Australia.
BAE Systems is the design authority and systems integrator for the communications suites aboard the USS Ronald Reagan
(CVN 76), the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG 51) and the Ticonderoga Class (CG 47) Guided Missile
Cruisers.
"These major programs for the United States Navy demonstrate BAE Systems' strong position in the planning, implementation
and through life support of complex integrated naval communications systems and we plan to bring this expertise to
Australia," Mr Birrell added.
In land communications, BAE Systems is the design authority for more than A$1.5 billion worth of existing Australian
fielded tactical communications equipment through the Raven, Wagtail and Parakeet projects.
The company is recognised as an important niche specialist in the secure communications marketplace providing a range of
products from our Canberra Special Project group.
Internationally, BAE Systems produces wireless wideband networks allowing unprecedented communication between air, sea and
land forces.
"We are a key player in the development of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program and will deliver the first fieldable
product, the 2/4 channel programmable networking radio, later this year," said Jim Birrell.
BAE Systems also manufactures the AN/VRC-99A programmable wideband secure open architecture communications system.
"There are a number of other leading edge communications initiatives, including work that is being done on our Tactical Common
Data Link (TCDL) system that place BAE Systems at the front of the pack in the ever evolving challenges of wideband communi
cations in the battlefield.
"We will be employing all of this experience in our bid to win the major defence communications programs with a view to becoming
Australia's leading provider of product and system solutions for Communications, Command, Control and Intelligence support,"
he said.
