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BAE SYSTEMS demonstrates secure communications solutions at new Canberra facility

17 Apr 2002

BAE Systems showcased a number of its latest Australian developed, secure communications solutions to defence and industry visitors at its new Canberra facility today.

During the past 18 months, BAE Systems Australia has completed extensive research and development for a variety of solutions for rapidly deployable, ruggedised and secure communications requirements.

The equipment, now fielded with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), provides encrypted broadband communications to support a number of applications including command support systems, file transfer, telephony and videoconferencing.

BAE Systems displayed its Liaison Officer's Briefcase System (LOBS), equipped with its own videoconferencing terminal and a variety of interfaces (Satcom, ISDN, PSTN), to demonstrate secure data, voice and video communications.

Being highly portable and easy to integrate with COTS and legacy defence equipment, the LOBS provides the ultimate in flexibility for today's warfighter, peacekeeper or diplomat.

"In today's heightened defence environment it is difficult to establish a fixed communications infrastructure for government and defence personnel deployed across the world," said Jim Birrell, Business Development Manager- CI, BAE Systems Australia.

"The equipment interfaces into the ADF's existing strategic and tactical information environment and provides a person equipped with a briefcase to establish secure communications with home base from anywhere in the world," he said.

In addition to the LOBS, BAE Systems is the design authority for more than A$1.5 billion worth of existing fielded, Australian tactical communications equipment including RAVEN and WAGTAIL combat net radio, PARAKEET communications and ROVIS vehicle intercommunications systems.

BAE Systems has also provided more than A$100 million worth of repair facilities and solutions in support of combat net radio and trunk communications programs.

"We are focussed on becoming Australia's leading provider of product and system solutions for Communications, Command, Control and Intelligence support," said Jim Birrell.