Australia - This time Australia is indeed being aggressively continuing to renew its defense equipment. Starting from the land, sea and air sectors, Australia continues to renew it as a renewal of an old defense system.
From the renewal of Australia's defense equipment, there must be a factor about the rapidly growing Chinese military. As informed from abc.net.au, if Australia's defense equipment renewal plan is one of the counter measures against China's military in the Pacific and South China Sea.
As a result, from the plan to build an Australian nuclear submarine assisted by AUKUS until the purchase of the M1A2 Abrams Sep V3 land defense system was finally carried out. It is not enough in the land and sea sector, but in the air sector, it seems that Australia is also being intensively.
It has just been informed that Australia has just received an air defense system of the Block 8.1 Standard type. It should be noted that Block 8.1 Standard is a transport type aircraft from the C-130J Hercules which has apparently been ordered by Australia.
As we know, if the C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard, it turns out that the first unit has been received by Australia from Lockheed Martin. Read also: The shape is the most unique from other Hercules aircraft variants, this role is carried out by the EC-130J Commando Solo
Please note that the C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard is for air traffic management. Not only management but the C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard can also identify friend-or-foe. As a result, Australia's C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard can fly on air squadron battle group missions.
Therefore, the C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard is an upgraded variant that includes changes to the aircraft's navigation system. From this navigation system, the Australian Standard C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 will ensure better accuracy.
During the approach landing missions mainly in the Asia-Pacific region and remote parts. Australia and when delivering cargo to the drop zone the Australian C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard will land.
In addition, an officer in the Australian Air Force Captain Badgery Group spoke about the actual performance of the C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard.
Block 8.1 will make it easier for crews to operate Hercules in a variety of complex environments, from civilian airspace around airports to airfields on the frontlines," Badgery said. According to the US Air Force, Block 8.1 enhances GPS capabilities, communications systems, identification in the ambient air space.
As a result the Australian C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard enables the C-130J to comply with air traffic management regulations worldwide. In addition, an upgrade program to standardize the flight system to improve interoperability in the Australian C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard is also in place.
From these new systems, the Australian C-130J Hercules Block 8.1 Standard could be the best in the Asian region today.