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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Australia to review torpedo integration work on Orion, Seahawk

Australian defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has expressed concerns about the integration of the Eurotorp MU90 lightweight air-launched torpedo on the Royal Australian Air Force's Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft and the navy's Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk helicopters.

Concerns with the airborne element of the MU90 project follow the successful test firing of the torpedo from an Australian warship in mid-June under the A$616 million ($587 million) Joint Project 2070.

The MU90 is 3m (9.8ft) long, weighs 300kg (660lb) and has a range of greater than 10km (5.4nm). The weapon is designed to track and attack submarines at depths to more than 1,000m.

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