Rohde & Schwarz Australia has been selected by Raytheon Australia, on behalf of the AWD Alliance, as the supplier for the suite of HF, VHF and UHF radio equipment to equip Australia’s Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs).
The radio equipment fit will comprise R&S M3SR Series 4100 and R&S M3SR Series 4400 software defined radios with associated filters/combiners and antennas.
This approximately $30 million program is the largest system integration project so far undertaken by Rohde & Schwarz Australia.
HMAS Hobart will be the first of three AWDs to be built – blocks are currently under construction.
Completion of the first ship is scheduled for 2014.
The Hobart Class AWD is based on the F 100 class frigate built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy.
Rohde & Schwarz Australia will deliver all equipment fitted into racks to the ASC shipyard in the Techport Australia precinct at Osborne in South Australia for installation in the ships’ hulls.
All system integration activities will be conducted at the Rohde & Schwarz Australia plant in Sydney.