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RAN Future Frigates to Carry SM-2 Block IIIA Anti-Air Missiles 17 Februari 2017 The Standard SM-2 Block IIIA medium surface-to-air missiles max range is 80 km (image : turbosquid) The Standard SM-2 Block IIIA medium-range anti-air missile has been mandated for the nine Future Frigates to be acquired for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project Sea 5000, informed sources have confirmed to Jane"s . The SM-2, along with the long-range active phased-array CEAFAR2-S/X/L radar suite under development by Canberra-based CEA, is understood to be the only equipment classed as mandatory rather than desirable for the AUD35 billion (USD26 billion) programme, which will begin replacing the RAN"s eight Anzac-class frigates from the mid-2020s. The three shortlisted contenders - the Type 26 Global Combat Ship proposed by BAE Systems, the anti-submarine variant of the Carlo Bergamini class offered by Fincantieri, and a modified F-100 design proposed by Navantia - are currently undergoing ...

Defence Confirms Block 3i Final Upgrade for RAAF F-35As 11 Januari 2017 RAAF F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (photo : Avionale) The Royal Australian Air Force’s first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters have been upgraded with the final iteration of the aircraft’s Block 3i interim software release, the Department of Defence has confirmed. “The two Australian F-35A have been loaded with the final release of Block 3i (3iP6) during September 2016,” a Defence spokesperson told Australian Aviation via emailed statement on January 4.  “Among other capabilities, the 3iP6 software enabled the aircraft to conduct its first weapons release.” That first weapons release was conducted in December when F-35A A35-002 released a 500lb GBU-12 laser-guided bomb from its starboard side internal weapons bay over the Barry M Goldwater range in southwest Arizona. A35-002 is one of the first two RAAF F-35As that are currently base...