Australia Bags Whopping $2.5 Billion over-the-Horizon Radar Export Deal

Australia bags whopping $2.5 billion over-the-horizon radar export deal

The Canadian and Australian governments have reached a joint agreement to export over-the-horizon radar (A-OTHR) to Canada. As part of this estimated $2.5 billion deal, BAE Systems Australia will form the tip of the spear with its native A-OTHR options. According to BAE Systems Australia, this deal is now officially the largest defense export for the country, and the company is clearly delighted to be a part of it. For its part, Canada will rece…

Australia and Canada signed a $2.5 Billion Arctic Over the Horizon Radar Agreement with BAE Systems

Canada and Australia have formalized a $2.5 billion government-to-government agreement for Canada to acquire Australia’s advanced over-the-horizon (OTH) radar technology to boost Arctic surveillance and NORAD’s northern warning network. This landmark deal – Australia’s largest-ever defense export – tasks BAE Systems Australia with delivering an Arctic OTH radar (A-OTHR) for early detection of threats approaching North America from the Arctic. In…