DRS supplies tactical comms to New Zealand Navy

DRS will be providing tactical communications for the Royal New Zealand Navy's Anzac-class frigates.

The work, which will be performed by DRS Technologies Canada, is a subcontract of a larger contract between New Zealand and Lockheed Martin Canada. The subcontract includes internal tactical and secure voice switching systems and terminals, DRS's Shipboard Integrated Communications System (SHINCOM 3100) central switching unit, helicopter audio distribution system, public address server, recorder storage units, console dual screen terminals, outdoor terminals, jackboxes and ancillaries, as well as the Avaya G450 PABX phone system.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for DRS to deliver the SHINCOM 3100 system to the Royal New Zealand Navy, which leverages the existing installed base with the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy," said DRS Technologies Canada vice president Steve Zuber. "This program will allow these navies to share key interoperability, technology and applications, ensuring that SHINCOM 3100 remains the premier internal communications system for years to come."

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