Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Call for UAV Tender - Australian Coastwatch

"Senator Chris Ellison, Minister for Justice and Customs, in releasing a request for tender (RFT) for Australia’s civil maritime surveillance operation, which is run by Coastwatch, said private firms played a crucial role in protecting Australia’s borders from illicit drugs, illegal arrivals, disease and other threats to our nation’s welfare.

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced that all current Coastwatch contracts, using 17 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters based in Broome, Darwin, Cairns and the Torres Strait, would continue until June 2007.

Senator Ellison said the RFT for the Coastwatch Civil Maritime Surveillance 2004 (CMS04) Project involves an investment in Australia’s border protection approaching AUS$1 billion over the next 12 years."

Read more at "Coastwatch RFT Released.

Posted by Darren at August 4, 2004 11:41 AM | More from UAV News |