The Hellenic Navy acquires a former research vessel for special operations support as Japan welcomes a stealth frigate into service and new corvettes for Russia and the Philippines are launched. Construction begins on Australia’s Hunter-class frigates. Finally, ordered have been placed for frigates for the German Navy and patrol boats for Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours. […]
Hunter class
Construction begins on Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates
Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia, has cut the first steel to be used in the construction of the first Hunter-class frigate ordered by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The piece of steel cut will form part of the under structure support for the port side propeller shaft brake...
First steel cut for Australia’s Hunter Class frigates
Australia’s Hunter Class frigate program, which local media invariably describe as “the troubled Hunter Class frigate program,” looks to be back on some sort of track.
BAE Systems chosen for $26 billion Australian frigate program
BAE Systems was first contracted to build nine Hunter frigates in 2018, but after the project was delayed due to cost blowouts and design issues, the number of vessels was dropped to six earlier this year. Now the Commonwealth of Australia has awarded BAE Systems...
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Australian government approves next phase of Collins-class submarines’ life-of-type extension
HMAS Farncomb will be the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) six Collins-class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement under a life-of-type extension program being implemented by the Australian government, the Australian Department of Defence (DOD) confirmed earlier this week. The life-of-type extension program is part of the government’s commitment to invest AU$4 […]
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