RJE Global delivers modular data centre for SEA1442

South Australian engineering, manufacturing, logistics and construction company RJE Global has delivered the first of two Modular Data Centres (MDC) as part of the SEA1442 Phase 6 JP9103 program. The company was engaged by Thales Australia in December 2019 to complete the design, construction and installation of two state-of-the-art MDCs to support the Royal Australian Navy’s Protected Satellite Communications (SATCOM) capability. The construction phase of the project has taken the team only three months to complete after receiving full client approval, with the first module to be handed over from the company’s Lonsdale facility. The second module is due to be handed over before the end of the year. RJE Global Director Dean Cook said the MDCs are a pioneering concept, allowing them to be delivered to the Department of Defence as a plug-and-play facility with single modules. “Each module exceeds 30 meters in length, 7 meters in width and 4.5 meters in height and are able to be placed side by side,” Cook said. “The facilities can be designed to achieve security ratings stipulated in ASIO Tech Notes and the Defence Security Principals Framework, while achieving acoustic ratings of Dw50 radio frequency shielding, fire rating, ballasting rating, blast rating and suitable for cyclonic conditions.” RJE Global’s Lonsdale facility has provided a manufacturing base for the company since its purchase in 2009, allowing the team to enhance their in-house capabilities for the manufacture and assembly of transportable switchrooms. For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Kym Bergmann at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Director of Sales Graham Joss at [email protected]