Nautronix’s Navy win

Once Western Australian-owned company Nautronix has been awarded contracts worth almost $18 million to boost the Royal Australian Navy’s maritime test and exercise and mine warfare capabilities.

The contracts are for the provision of a portable tracking range at a cost of $9.2 million and minecountermeasures underwater computer systems at a cost of $8.6 million.

The portable tracking range will be used to conduct new equipment systems tests and trials, development programs and tactical exercises outside the current fixed deep water tracking range of WA.

The minecountermeasures underwater computer system will provide RAN clearance divers with an electronic means to navigate in open water, conduct searches of inshore waters and log various data elements in real time.

The new system will be delivered to the navy in 2006 after prototype test and trials activities.