BAE Systems awarded $160m missile sensor contract
BAE System Australia has secured a multi-million dollar contract to triple the production of its advanced passive radio frequency sensors for joint strike missiles supplied to Australia and key allies at the company’s Edinburgh Parks facility in South Australia. Under the $160 million deal, BAE Systems will supply over 1000 sensors into Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace’s global Joint Strike Missile (JSM) program over the next six years, boosting local manufacturing in Adelaide’s north. BAE System’s Passive Radio Frequency Sensor (PRS), which was designed and developed in South Australia, is a world-leading capability and critical enhancing component of the ...