APPROVAL
has been given to Project Bunyip, a $150 million project to upgrade
the ADF’s electronic warfare (EW) capabilities with new deployable
EW equipment.
Air Force and Navy will receive equipment for their major assets
that is capable of intercepting signals from a range of threat
systems.
These new systems will enhance or replace existing capabilities
and extend the reach of the ADF’s EW capabilities. Army will be
equipped with signals interception equipment that can be fitted
in light vehicles.
It will also receive new electronic systems able to jam, neutralise
or deceive enemy radio communications and radar systems.
The new systems will be introduced from 2008.
Bunyip will give deployed forces an intelligence edge when planning
and conducting operations.
The EW systems will help identify and locate threats by intercepting
the electronic emissions of other forces, and will contributes
to the preparation of intelligence assessments..
