Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems (JEDS), a specialist in design and manufacture of EW products, has joined numerous industry partners to attend three days of technical workshops hosted by Damen in the lead up to the announcement of the successful bidder for the Sea 1180 OPV Program.
JEDS was joined by representatives from Terma who have been shortlisted to provide the radar and other surveillance equipment for the Damen design. JEDS will be providing the full range of technical services to Damen on Terma’s behalf, including design, installation, test & trials and then setting to work the equipment.
The first workshop was hosted by the L3 Technologies offices in Melbourne focused on the integration of Terma's SCANTER 6002 radar and C-Flex Command and Control (C2) system. Joined by other partners associated with Damen’s design, the workshop brought together key contributors to make sure we are all aligned in our roles and responsibilities for the build of the new OPV’s.
The second workshop was hosted onboard Damen’s new Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV) Sycamore in Sydney. The new 94m ship is based on Damen’s OPV 2400 design and is fitted with very similar equipment to that proposed in the Sea 1180 tender. Nearly 50 Damen suppliers attended that day to witness a fully operating Terma system on a Damen OPV.
The event was another opportunity to form key partnerships with the other suppliers to maximise Australian content in Australian Shipbuilding.