British defence firm BAE Systems has won the $35billion contract to build a new fleet of anti-submarine frigates for the Australian navy.
* British defence firm BAE Systems won $35billion contract to build new fleet of frigates for Australia's navy
*The federal government announced on Friday the company's Type 26 Global Combat ship will be the design
*Nine ships, costing around $4b each, will be built in Adelaide and will be officially known as the Hunter class
*They have been dubbed 'submarine killers' and will replace replace older frigates from as far back as 1996
*The new project is expected to create 4,000 jobs across Australia, with about 1,500 of those in Adelaide
he federal Government announced on Friday the company's Type 26 Global Combat ship will be the design for the program, in what will be the largest peace-time warship project in Australian history.
The 150-metre ships will be built in a government owned Adelaide shipyard, ASC, and will be officially known as the Hunter class, with the navy to receive nine advanced guided missile frigates beginning in the late 2020s.
The 'submarine killers' - costing about $4billion each - will replace replace older frigates built in 1996, a defence source told The Australian. The British company beat bids from Spanish ship builder Navantia and Italian company, Fincantier.
'The Hunter class will have the capability to conduct a variety of missions independently, or as part of a task group, with sufficient range and endurance to operate effectively throughout the region,' the government said in a statement.
The ships' advanced missile system is able to provide complete protection against all air threats. The missile can travel at speeds of over 1,200km/h with a range of more than 27kmConstruction will begin in 2020 with the first ship expected to be delivered in 2027, as part of what the source described as 'the most significant warship project since World War II'.
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