| Prime contractor: BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Ltd (formally Tenix Defence)
Phase 2A – Modification of the S-70A-9 (Black Hawk) and CH-47D (Chinook) Aircraft with Electronic Warfare Self Protection.
Phase 2B – Modification of the C-130H Aircraft with Electronic Warfare Self Protection.
The Echidna Phase 2A Program has completed detailed design against Black Hawk aircraft design, electronic warfare controller software development and mission support system development. The first Black Hawk will be modified around mid 2008, in preparation for ground and flight testing, planned to commence late 2008.
Phase 2B – The first eleven of the C-130H aircraft modified under this project were completed by the contractor on schedule during the period November 2006 to February 2008.
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