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High Tech solutions showcased at Land Warfare conference in Australia

22 Nov 2001

Technology which could significantly boost the Australian Army's mobile firepower capability, surveillance, target acquisition and combat precision attack has been showcased by BAE Systems at the Defence Science & Technology Organisation's (DSTO) Land Warfare Conference in Canberra.

The 120mm Armoured Mortar System (120mm AMS) has been developed to meet increasing world demand for a self-propelled mortar that provides effective fire support and a high level of protection for mechanised and motorised forces.The advanced fire support weapon system is a contender for LAND135, the Australian Army's project to enhance its mobile firepower capability.

"This state-of-the-art turreted weapon system offers heavy, accurate firepower, superior crew protection, high mobility and advanced fire-control and sighting systems," said Jonathan Pape, Marketing Manager Combat Systems, BAE Systems.

"This combination of features will give the user a superior capability on the battlefield of the 21st century."
BAE Systems can deliver a suite of advanced capabilities for application to a range of current Australian defence projects:

* a total UAV whole of life system capability to meet the needs of JP129
* XM777, the Ultralightweight Field Howitzer (UFH) and its derivative the Lightweight Self-Propelled Howitzer (LWSP) are being offered to meet the needs of LAND18 - the replacement of the current M198 Towed 155mm howitzer
* the Spike system, a medium to long range anti-armour missile system with a 'man-in-the-loop' capability for the infantry, is being offered to meet the needs of LAND40-1
* HALO, an acoustic weapon locating system which would work in conjunction with the refurbished TPQ-36 weapon locating radar [LAND58] to provide real time target data

"BAE Systems is well positioned to integrate surveillance and target acquisition systems with full 'on sensor to shooter' C4I links to the land indirect fire platforms, as detailed in the current defence capability plan," Mr Pape said.