Australia selects NASAMS air-defence system
Apr 12, 2017



Raytheon Australia has been selected to supply its National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) for the Australian Army by granting First Pass Approval for the Land 19 Phase 7B project.

The tender will be released to Raytheon Australia in the first half of 2017 to develop its highly successful National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) for the ADF. Raytheon will be the Prime System Integrator (PSI) for Army’s future GBAD capability.

Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne said the project is the first step in the development of the Australian Army’s contribution to the ADF’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Program announced in the 2016 Defence White Paper.

The Government will invest up to $2 billion in the system which will provide the inner most layer of Australia’s enhanced integrated air and missile capability. Raytheon’s proposal for second pass consideration by Government will be based upon the Raytheon/Kongsberg NASAMS capability that is fielded in seven nations, including the US and Norway. The system can utilise different launchers, radar technologies and missile types for a range of different ground based air and missile defence missions.

In collaboration with Defence and CEA Technologies, Raytheon Australia will also investigate the option of the Medusa system; an incorporation of Australian AESA sensor technology into the proven baseline of NASAMS.

NASAMS (Norwegian or National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) is a distributed and networked medium to long range air-defence system. NASAMS was the first surface-based application for the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile).

The NASAMS has been exported to the United States, with the NASAMS 2 upgrade having been exported to Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Oman, and Chile.

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NASAMS selected for Australian Army GBAD system
Ian Bostock, Sydney - IHS Jane's Missiles & Rockets
11 April 2017



The Australian government has fast-tracked the acquisition of a short-range ground-based air defence (GBAD) capability for the Australian Army by granting First Pass Approval for the Land 19 Phase 7B project.

Announced on 10 April, the approval includes the release of a single supplier limited request for tender (RFT) to Raytheon Australia, with the company to act as the prime system integrator (PSI) for the new capability, which is earmarked to cost up to AUD2 billion (USD1.5 billion).

Defence minister Marise Payne said the project is the first step in the development of the army's contribution to the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) programme announced in the 2016 Defence White Paper. The ADF's IAMD capability comes under the umbrella of Air 6500, which seeks a new joint battle management system for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a medium-range GBAD capability.

The army's new short-range GBAD system will replace the RBS-70 very short-range air defence system (VSHORAD) that has been in service since the late 1980s and provide the inner-most layer of air defence for deployed forces against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and missiles. It will be operated by the army's 16th Air Land Regiment (16 ALR).

The sole source RFT will be released to Raytheon Australia in the first half of this year and cover the development of the Raytheon-Kongsberg National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to fulfil the short-range GBAD requirement. NASAMS is fielded by seven nations, including the US, where it is used in a homeland air defence role.

Raytheon Australia told Jane's that the system would be an 'Australianised' version of the baseline NASAMS 2 that will make use of a common launch rail able to fire the Block II AIM-9X within visual range air-to-air missile and the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).

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