Quote Originally Posted by rammstein636
-How about 6 orions being completely overhauled with new navigation and communications equipment, new crypto equipment enabling the messages to be sent straight from air instead of relaying via HF/other old methods, Ground radar imaging, and top of the line video monitering enabling the tracking of both naval vessels and aircraft from a huge range thus massively increasing the SAR/Maritime patrol capability.
Putting in new radios does not count as an upgrade.

Actualy, L3-Wescam are doing most of the equipement pgrades. Its just modernising - not upgrading. Most of it surrounds putting in an MX-20 imaging turret - which is what I said earlier - night vision.

Originally they were looking at thales, but they seem to have changed. Thales are only doing IFF for some other system.

I think the NH90 helo's on order will have better equip than the orions

Just wish we could filch some of those new eurofighters the aussies are getting