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NEW CAREER FOR KIM GILLIS IN REMEDIATING 'COLLINS' BOATS: Speaking to current controversy over the serviceability and availability of the 'Collins'-class submarine fleet, Combet said he was personally convening meetings between Dr Gumley, the Chief of Navy (Vice Admiral Russell Crane) and ASC Chairman, Chris Ritchie, to resolve the issue. As a first initiative, the pan industry/government-experienced Kim Gillis - DMO General Manager, Systems since July 2007 - had been given a full time job through to June 2010 of addressing maintenance problems with the extant submarine fleet, and bringing it back to full operating capacity as soon as possible. Combet added, "as important as remediating projects is, it is also important to learn lessons from projects that have got into trouble. It is self-evident that it is far better to develop and implement a smart acquisition strategy to prevent a project getting into trouble, than intensely remediating a project." Gillis will be replaced in the interim by Shireane McKinnie. [13.11.09] (DIAR.com)
SELEX 'FALCO' UAV CONFIRMS MULTIPLE PAYLOAD CAPABILITY: Finmeccanica owned Selex Galileo reports it has successfully completed an intensive flight campaign of its 'Falco' tactical unmanned aerial system (TUAS), to expand its ISR capabilities through the integration of multiple sensors and additional functionality. The flight campaign included flights at Parc Aberporth in South Wales (UK), and at the UAV Arctic Flight Test Centre in Finnish Lapland. Selex Galileo also reports the flight campaign validated the latest version of its High Mobility Ground Control Station (HM-GCS), which offers a full training simulation environment and mission rehearsal capability. Exploiting a new and more powerful datalink, the system is said to have performed ‘hand-over’ missions which combined a number of GCS’ to overcome ‘line of sight’ data link limits inherent with the use of a single ground station. The 'Falco' UAV flew with a combined payload including an electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor, and a ‘PicoSAR’ synthetic aperture radar (SAR) which included a Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) capability. Selex micro-air systems relevant to phase 4 of Joint Project 129 – such as the ASIO, STRIX and CREX – are to be displayed to State Government officials and relevant Australian military representatives in Australia in March 2010. [09.09.09] (DIAR.com)
