Australia’s radar network upgrades set in motion
BAE Systems Australia has completed its first software release on the upgrade programme for the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN), which will look to digitise the entire network.
JORN is a high-frequency (HF) over-the-horizon radar operated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) that can conduct surveillance out to in excess of 3,000km.
The company told Shephard that the initial software release is a first step in the upgrade that will allow the integration of data into a distributed data system. It involved risk reduction of the software patches and converting it into a series of apps. BAE also said it
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