Australia to Upgrade Collins Class Submarines
Australian Defense Minister Senator David Johnston announced the Defense Materiel Organization has signed a multimillion dollar contract with ASC Pty Ltd to update the control management and monitoring system for the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines. Senator Johnston said the Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring System is a highly automated computerized system, which enables the crew of a Collins submarine to control, monitor and manage the large number of diverse and complex systems on board the submarines. “Work under the $57 million contract will
Australian Navy Collins Class Submarines Update
Management and Monitoring System has performed effectively and reliably since the Collins class entered service in the 1990s. However, it is essential to ensure the system can be maintained for the remaining indicative extended service life of the Collins Class fleet. The Government has approved ASC Pty Ltd to work with Saab Systems in the first instance to engineer replacements for obsolescent system components and update and test the system in on-shore test facilities and subsequently one Collins Class submarine. This first stage work is valued at around $65 million and will be conducted at