Indian Navy swoops on Australian minesweeping system
05 Sep 2008
The Australian Minesweeping System, developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), has scored another export success with India being the latest to acquire the innovative system that protects ships from underwater mines.
This sale to India is the largest single overseas order for this technology since it was first exported in 1992.
Defence has now received over $3 million in royalties for the worldwide sale of the Australian Minesweeping System while a significant number of jobs have been created for Australian workers.
Thales Australia has a worldwide licence to market the system which is now in service with the navies of Australia, USA, Denmark, Poland, Japan, UAE, Indonesia and Thailand.
The DSTO-designed system is the world’s first operational sweep to emulate the magnetic signals of ships, causing sea mines to detonate prematurely and safely out of range of target vessels.
The technology has been further improved in collaboration with Thales Australia.
India buys big
The Indian navy has placed the largest overseas order for the Australian Minesweeping System.
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