Download - Royal Australian Navy

More documents

Recommendations

Info

The Navy’s New Aegis The 2009 Defence White Paper has reiterated the importance of the three Hobart class destroyers (DDGH), which are to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 2014. 1 When eventually equipped with transformational weapon systems such as the sm-6 anti-air missile and a long-range land-attack cruise missile, these vessels will greatly extend the at sea and overland reach of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Even on delivery, however, the DDGH’s will be among the world’s most capable all purpose warships; effective across the full spectrum of joint maritime operations, from area air defence and escort duties, right through to peacetime national tasking and diplomatic missions. The heart of any modern warship is its combat system and the DDGHs are to receive the most advanced technology and capability available with the seventh generation of the Aegis command and weapon control system. Developed by the United States (US) Navy in the 1970s and first deployed at sea in 1983, Aegis is a continuously evolving family of weapons systems, and is now fitted in almost 100 platforms in five navies. The world’s first complete combat management system, Aegis seamlessly integrates powerful computers, radars and weapon systems to provide simultaneous defence against advanced air, surface and subsurface threats. The DDGH Combat System (CS) consists of the integration of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) with other combat system equipment including the Australian Tactical Interface. Five ‘cornerstones’ make up the Aegis capability: • Reaction Time. Aegis processing is specifically designed to counter high speed ‘pop-up’ threats. It supports contact detection and tracking, threat evaluation, engagement decision support, and automatic queuing and firing sequences. • Coverage. Multiple sensor arrays provide overlapping coverage, allowing for a 360 o picture at beyond horizon range. This offers a single integrated tactical picture, significantly longer engagement ranges and protection against pop-up targets. • Firepower. Fire control illuminators are only needed in a missile’s terminal phase allowing for simultaneous engagement of multiple targets, automatically adjusted launch rates and scheduling of mixed weapons types and target/weapon pairing. • Environmental/Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Immunity. Weapon and fire control systems have special processing to deal with ECM targets and environmental conditions such as surface/rain clutter and ducting.
220 australian maritime issues 2009: spc-a annual • Continuous Availability. All AWS equipment and auxiliary support systems are designed for redundancy, built for high reliability and include automatic fault detection and isolation. The AWS to be fitted in the DDGH is known as Baseline 7.1 Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Refresh 2 (BL7.1CR2) and is based on the US Navy’s Aegis Capability Baseline 2008 (ACB08) which is currently undergoing sea trials. The Australian program has continued the RAN down a path of open architecture and COTS procurement that will significantly change the way in which technology is introduced into the maritime military environment. With COTS refresh cycles occurring at faster and faster speeds, this Aegis architecture will allow major upgrades in capability to occur every 4 to 8 years without the need for extensive special refit opportunities. The following ‘core Aegis’ components are contained in the CS: • Aegis Weapon System -- Command and Decision (C&D) -- Weapons Control System (WCS) -- Aegis Display System (ADS) -- Aegis Combat Trainer System (ACTS) -- Operational Readiness and Test System (ORTS) • SPY-1D(V) Radar • Mk 99 Fire Control System (FCS) • Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) Other US Navy-based combat system elements to be integrated with AWS include: • Mk 15 Blk 1B Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) • SPQ-9B Horizon Search Radar (HSR) • Mk 160 Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) • Mk 45 Mod 4 Light Weight Gun Mount (LWGM) • Navigation Sensor System Interface (NAVSSI) • Common Data Link Management System (CDLMS) • Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) • Global Command Communication System – Maritime (GCCS-M) • Naval Fires Control System (NFCS)
Page 1 and 2:
Papers in Australian Maritime Affai
Page 3 and 4:
© Copyright Commonwealth of Austra
Page 5 and 6:
iv The Sea Power Centre - Australia
Page 7 and 8:
vi australian maritime issues 2009:
Page 9 and 10:
viii australian maritime issues 200
Page 11 and 12:
x australian maritime issues 2009:
Page 13 and 14:
xii australian maritime issues 2009
Page 15 and 16:
xiv australian maritime issues 2009
Page 17 and 18:
xvi australian maritime issues 2009
Page 19 and 20:
xviii AUSTRALIAN maritime issues 20
Page 21 and 22:
xx australian maritime issues 2009:
Page 23 and 24:
xxii australian maritime issues 200
Page 25 and 26:
xxiv australian maritime issues 200
Page 27 and 28:
xxvi australian maritime issues 200
Page 29 and 30:
2 australian maritime issues 2009:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38:
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
100 australian maritime issues 2009
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150:
Page 151 and 152:
Page 153 and 154:
Page 155 and 156:
Page 157 and 158:
Page 159 and 160:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
Page 167 and 168:
Page 169 and 170:
Page 171 and 172:
Page 173 and 174:
Page 175 and 176:
Page 177 and 178:
Page 179 and 180:
Page 181 and 182:
Page 183 and 184:
Page 185 and 186:
Page 187 and 188:
Page 189 and 190:
Page 191 and 192:
Page 193 and 194:
Page 195 and 196: 168 australian maritime issues 2009
Page 245: 218 australian maritime issues 2009
Page 297 and 298:
Page 299 and 300:
Page 301 and 302:
Page 303 and 304:
Page 305 and 306:
Page 307 and 308:
Page 309 and 310:
Page 311 and 312:
Page 313 and 314:
Page 315 and 316:
Page 317 and 318:
Page 319 and 320:
Page 321 and 322:
Page 323 and 324:
Page 325 and 326:
Page 327 and 328:
Page 329 and 330:
Page 331 and 332:
Page 333 and 334:
Page 335 and 336:
Page 337 and 338:
Page 339 and 340:
show all

Download - Royal Australian Navy

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?