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  • BAE to Update Australian Military's Over-The-Horizon Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Update Australian Military’s Over-The-Horizon Radar System

    A BAE Systems subsidiary has landed a contract worth potentially $775 million to modernize the Australian military’s over-the-horizon radar platform, Defence Connect reported Monday. The report said BAE’s Australian subsidiary will aim to extend the operational life of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network beyond 2042 as part of the 10-year Project Air 2025 Phase 6 mission. JORN was built in the […] More

  • RCR Secures Australian Radar Network Facility Mgmt Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RCR Secures Australian Radar Network Facility Mgmt Services Contract

    RCR Tomlinson has received a potential 10-year, $71.9 million contract from BAE Systems to provide facility management services for the Australian military’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network. RCR said Monday it will maintain power, fire, electrical, bulk fuel storage, ground and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems across over-the-horizon radar sites as part of the JORN Phase 6 project. The company will […] More

  • Report: BAE, Lockheed Compete for Australia's Jindalee Radar Network Upgrade Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: BAE, Lockheed Compete for Australia’s Jindalee Radar Network Upgrade Project

    BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have bid on a project to modernize the Australian air force’s over-the-horizon radar system, Aviation Week reported Thursday. Bradley Perrett writes the modernization effort for the Jindalee Operational Radar Network is scheduled to begin next year and will run through 2020. The report said “Project Joint 2025 Phase 6” will cover upgrade work on JORN’s signal generator, receivers, signal […] More

  • BAE Invests in Australia Defense Tech R&D Network; Glynn Phillips Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Invests in Australia Defense Tech R&D Network; Glynn Phillips Comments

    BAE Systems plans invest up to $10 million over 10 years in a collaborative network that will work to facilitate development of technologies that can support the Australian military. BAE said Tuesday its Australian subsidiary partnered with the Universities of Adelaide and South Australia to establish the Joint Open Innovation Network with the goal to introduce university engineering scholarship, internship, job placement, defense-related courses […] More

  • BAE, Raytheon Team Up to Chase Australia Radar Network Modernization Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Raytheon Team Up to Chase Australia Radar Network Modernization Program

    The Australian subsidiaries of BAE Systems and Raytheon have partnered to bid for a $765 million contract to update a radar network that supports aerial and maritime surveillance efforts of the Australian military. Daronmont Technologies and RCR Resolve FM also joined the BAE-led team that will pursue Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network modernization program, BAE said Sunday. Raytheon will provide systems integration expertise under […] More

  • Glynn Phillips: BAE Systems to Upgrade Australian Operational Radar Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Glynn Phillips: BAE Systems to Upgrade Australian Operational Radar Network

    BAE Systems plans to upgrade parts of Australia’s Jindalee operational radar network (JORN) after the government approved the technology’s phase 6 upgrade in December 2015. BAE Systems will submit its tender as a prime contractor for Project Air 2025 which will begin the upgrade in 2018, the company said Friday. “We are currently working closely […] More