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Maritime underwater tracking ranges will be built in Western Australia for the Royal Australian Navy and sustained until 2045 under a $328 million contract awarded to L3Harris Technologies.
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The ranges will provide sub-surface tracking capability and optimised preparedness using a series of sensors built under the Australian Department of Defence’s awarded SEA 1350 Phase 3 MUTR program.
The ranges are also expected to enable sovereign readiness by safeguarding Australia’s maritime approaches and sea lines of communication. The new deep water, shallow, and deployable tracking equipment replaces the original tracking range developed for testing Collins Class submarines.
“We’re committed to growing Australian defence capabilities by leveraging our global technology and experience to develop Australia’s sovereign maritime underwater tracking range approach,” said L3Harris corporate vice-president and Australia country executive Alan Clements.
“This is an important competence now and into the future as we continue to modernise and enhance maritime platforms and systems.”
The tracking ranges will capture and relay information on location and movement of assets operating within the tracking field.
It’s expected the ranges will facilitate deep ocean and littoral waters exercises, while also allowing swift testing and evaluation of Navy platform and weapon system readiness.
