Royal Australian Navy’s second Evolved Cape-class patrol boat hits the water

Austal Australia has launched the second of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats that are under construction for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The 58-metre aluminium mo ..

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Austal Australia books major patrol boat order

While Austal USA is eyeing its options after missing out on the U.S. Navy’s FFG(X) project, Austal Australia has been awarded an A$324 million (about US$208 million) contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) for the Royal Australian Navy.

It is the largest contract for an Australian vessel construction program ever awarded Austal in its 30 year history

The six new vessels, to be constructed at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia, will add to the...

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