RAN FFG upgrade tenders lodged
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ADI Ltd and Tenix Defense Systems have submitted their respective tenders for upgrading six FFG-7 ADELAIDE Class guided missile frigates of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Both companies proposed to install an eight- cell tactical length Mk 41 vertical missile launching system and replace the existing Rayethon SQS-56 and Mulloka hull-mounted sonars with Thomson Marconi Sonar Pty Ltd's Spherion MFS. However, ADI said it will comply with the RAN's specified performace requirements, while Tenix offered a more radical modernization.
Publication Name: Naval Forces
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0722-8880
Year: 1998
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Torpedo MU90 - an emerging success story?
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EuroTorp director Paolo Galletti said that the MU90 lightweight torpedo is a result of the combination of the best elements of the A290 and Murene designs. He also claimed that the MU90 can operate in any environment and at depths as low as 25 meters, dive deeper than 1,000 meters and attack nuclear submarines lying at the ocean floor and at a range of over 10 km. Further, it can be used as an anti-torpedo and its speed can be adjusted from between 29 knots to over 50 knots.
Publication Name: Naval Forces
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0722-8880
Year: 1998
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Thomson Marconi Sonar selected for Australian torpedo Project Definition Study
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Thomson Marconi Sonar Pty Ltd was chosen for the Australian Defense Force's (ADF) Project Definition Study for a replacement lightweight torpedo (LWT). The company has partnered with GEIE EuroTorp to suggest the MU90/IMPACT LWT to meet the ADF requirment for Project Djimindi. The MU90/IMPACT LWT has been successfully used on various warships, military airplanes and helicopters of the different navies.
Publication Name: Naval Forces
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0722-8880
Year: 2000
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