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Australian submarine HMAS Rankin (Hull 6) and U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) prepare to join a multinational formation with other ships July 25, 2006, to commemorate the last day of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2006. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman James R. Evans) (Released)

Thales Australia has won a $100 million contract to upgrade the sonar of Australia’s Collins-class submarines.

The contract calls for Thales to install improved sonar sensor arrays aboard each submarine, as well as improved signal processing systems, according to Minister of Defense Industry Christopher Pyne.

“Thales Australia will engage other Australian-based companies including Sonartech Atlas and L3 Oceania, as well as suppliers from the United Kingdom and France to design the Collins sonar system upgrade,” according to a Ministry of Defense announcement.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.