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(NSI News Source Info) BRISBANE, Queensland,- September 8, 2010: Vigilare, the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) developed for 
the Commonwealth of Australia, has entered service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) after excelling in a major multinational air combat exercise.
On Sept. 2, the RAAF began using the Vigilare Northern Regional Operations Centre (NROC) at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory, for surveillance and battlespace management operations across Australia.
“With the acceptance into operational service for NROC, the RAAF and Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) have concluded that the enhanced capability provided by Vigilare provides a robust Air Defence Command and Control (C2) system for Australia,” said Tim Malone, DMO project director for Project Air 5333 - Vigilare. “NROC is now correlating a myriad of data feeds from sensors and information across Defence, civil and foreign sources providing directed air surveillance and air battle management capabilities for the RAAF. In my opinion, this capability, especially the sophisticated Tactical Data Link implementation, is arguably world-class.”
“We’re extremely pleased with the way Vigilare has transitioned into operational service at NROC,” said Steve Parker, vice president and general manager of Network and Space Systems for Boeing Defence Australia. “It’s indicative of the considerable engineering and project management rigor we’ve applied and the pragmatic relationship between Boeing, our supplier partners and our Australian Defence Materiel Organisation and RAAF customers. Vigilare has set the benchmark for future complex systems integration within the Australian Defence Force by bringing several disparate systems together to create a true systems-of-systems environment.”
Prior to service entry, Vigilare participated in “Pitch Black 2010” -- one of the RAAF’s largest and most complex air combat exercises, which also involved the air forces of Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand. During the exercise, held July 16-Aug. 6, NROC was used as the central C2 node, providing continuous surveillance and battlespace management for offensive counter-air and offensive air-support operations.
The system interacted with multiple assets, including RAAF F/A-18 Hornets, F-111s, Hawks, forward air control PC-9s, and AP-3C Orions; Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Royal Thai Air Force F-16s; an RSAF E2-C Hawkeye Airborne Warning and Control aircraft, and other air mobility and air-to-air refueling assets.
“We proved at Pitch Black that Vigilare is able to provide a comprehensive picture of the skies above in a coalition environment,” said Parker. “This system is a game changer for the RAAF because of its fully integrated data link capabilities, multi-level communications, multisource correlator tracking, and advanced system management capabilities.”
Vigilare is on track for final system acceptance in mid-2011. The next major milestone leading up to this is completion of the Eastern Regional Operations Centre at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales.
NC3S works by combining information in near real-time from a wide range of platforms, sensors, tactical data links and intelligence networks to deliver tactical and strategic surveillance operations and battlespace management in the air and joint domains. The live inputs from these sources present a unified operational picture to the operator at single or multiple control centers. NC3S is currently part of a broader offering from Boeing to other countries, including the United Arab Emirates.
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and a business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, is a leading Australian aerospace enterprise. With a world-class team of more than 1,500 employees at 14 locations throughout Australia and two international sites, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defense projects in Australia.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.
the Commonwealth of Australia, has entered service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) after excelling in a major multinational air combat exercise.
On Sept. 2, the RAAF began using the Vigilare Northern Regional Operations Centre (NROC) at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory, for surveillance and battlespace management operations across Australia.
“With the acceptance into operational service for NROC, the RAAF and Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) have concluded that the enhanced capability provided by Vigilare provides a robust Air Defence Command and Control (C2) system for Australia,” said Tim Malone, DMO project director for Project Air 5333 - Vigilare. “NROC is now correlating a myriad of data feeds from sensors and information across Defence, civil and foreign sources providing directed air surveillance and air battle management capabilities for the RAAF. In my opinion, this capability, especially the sophisticated Tactical Data Link implementation, is arguably world-class.”
“We’re extremely pleased with the way Vigilare has transitioned into operational service at NROC,” said Steve Parker, vice president and general manager of Network and Space Systems for Boeing Defence Australia. “It’s indicative of the considerable engineering and project management rigor we’ve applied and the pragmatic relationship between Boeing, our supplier partners and our Australian Defence Materiel Organisation and RAAF customers. Vigilare has set the benchmark for future complex systems integration within the Australian Defence Force by bringing several disparate systems together to create a true systems-of-systems environment.”
Prior to service entry, Vigilare participated in “Pitch Black 2010” -- one of the RAAF’s largest and most complex air combat exercises, which also involved the air forces of Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand. During the exercise, held July 16-Aug. 6, NROC was used as the central C2 node, providing continuous surveillance and battlespace management for offensive counter-air and offensive air-support operations.
The system interacted with multiple assets, including RAAF F/A-18 Hornets, F-111s, Hawks, forward air control PC-9s, and AP-3C Orions; Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Royal Thai Air Force F-16s; an RSAF E2-C Hawkeye Airborne Warning and Control aircraft, and other air mobility and air-to-air refueling assets.
“We proved at Pitch Black that Vigilare is able to provide a comprehensive picture of the skies above in a coalition environment,” said Parker. “This system is a game changer for the RAAF because of its fully integrated data link capabilities, multi-level communications, multisource correlator tracking, and advanced system management capabilities.”
Vigilare is on track for final system acceptance in mid-2011. The next major milestone leading up to this is completion of the Eastern Regional Operations Centre at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales.
NC3S works by combining information in near real-time from a wide range of platforms, sensors, tactical data links and intelligence networks to deliver tactical and strategic surveillance operations and battlespace management in the air and joint domains. The live inputs from these sources present a unified operational picture to the operator at single or multiple control centers. NC3S is currently part of a broader offering from Boeing to other countries, including the United Arab Emirates.
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and a business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, is a leading Australian aerospace enterprise. With a world-class team of more than 1,500 employees at 14 locations throughout Australia and two international sites, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defense projects in Australia.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.Contact:
Jenny Waller
Boeing Defence Australia
+1 (61) 7 3306 3148
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Russia's An-124 transport plane was to deliver two Su-27SKM planes to the air base in the city of Makassar in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province on Tuesday.
The source said that the delivery was postponed due to technical reasons but Russia would meet the earlier announced deadline and the last contracted Su-27SKM plane will be delivered to the same base on September 16.
Under a $300 million contract, signed in 2007, Russia is to complete the delivery of three Su-30MK2 and three Su-27SKM fighters to Jakarta by the end of 2010 in addition to two Su-27SK and two Su-30MK fighters purchased in 2003.
On the whole, Russia sends the planes to Indonesia earlier than scheduled following a request by the Indonesian military authorities, who would like the aircraft to take part in a military parade dedicated to Armed Forces Day on October 5.
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