View Full Version : Six Ozzie drones that will cover 10% of the earths surface
mickjoebill
26th Jun 2018, 05:53
An impressive capability at an impressive price. Presumably their suite of instruments could help find missing airliners and survivors?
https://www.spatialsource.com.au/government-policy/australia-to-spend-7bn-on-six-triton-maritime-surveillance-drones
mjb
Dangly Bits
26th Jun 2018, 06:39
$7 Billion for 6 drones.... Bargain! :}
TBM-Legend
26th Jun 2018, 07:47
Obviously some people don't know about " life of type " project costing that includes purchase, facility upgrades, ground support etc etc and cost of operating for 15-20 years!
onehitwonder
26th Jun 2018, 07:49
will this replace coastwatch?
Will it find MH370
An impressive capability at an impressive price. Presumably their suite of instruments could help find missing airliners and survivors?
https://www.spatialsource.com.au/government-policy/australia-to-spend-7bn-on-six-triton-maritime-surveillance-drones
mjb
are u saying the ADF didn’t do their bit?
Ethel the Aardvark
26th Jun 2018, 18:11
Based in South Australlia, well thats close to where all the action is likely to be!
Fris B. Fairing
26th Jun 2018, 21:58
Based in South Australlia, well thats close to where all the action is likely to be!
Some of us learned that lesson in 1941. When the balloon goes up you deploy assets to forward bases. They're jets after all.
Slezy9
26th Jun 2018, 22:22
Based in South Australlia, well thats close to where all the action is likely to be!
Yep, just like the P3/P8. A compromise with them based to between both main maritime exercise areas. I’m sure the project will include infrastructure works for RAAF Darwin or Tindal to support the drone.
TBM-Legend
27th Jun 2018, 07:38
The RAAF statement very clearly states that the base is EDN and that RAAF Tindal is being developed to host them. By the way ISR assets like the MQ-4C are not sub-hunters and comments about MH370 are disingenuous to say the least.
XP-72
28th Jun 2018, 04:22
everybody is forgetting about the two drones already based in SA - by the names of Pyne & Payne!!