AIR6500 STARTS TO GATHER MOMENTUM AGAIN
According to Defence, AIR6500 was delayed by two years due to a reprioritisation of the Integrated Investment Program during 2018. However, the project is now rebuilding momentum to achieve key milestones and is being managed as two separate projects. AIR6500 Phase 1 will deliver a Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS), and Phase 2 will introduce a Medium Range Ground Based Air and Missile Defence (MRGBAMD) capability. While the two phases of the project are intrinsically linked, they are not necessarily sequential in their delivery.
The JABMS will form the core architecture of the future Australian Defence Force (ADF) Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) architecture. AIR6500 Phase 1 will replace or upgrade the current ABMS operating systems employed within the deployable Mobile Control and Reporting Centre and Regional Operations Centre.
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