The strong progress on Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project continued today with the Australian Government announcing the start of prototyping on the Hunter Class Frigate Program, BAE Systems said on December 18.

The prototyping phase of the Royal Australian Navy Hunter Class Frigate Program is one step closer, with local company Altrad Services contracted to provide blast and paint services.

Australia and the UK have further strengthened their enduring defence relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next generation of cutting-edge frigates.

ASC Shipbuilding has engaged with about 350 Australian suppliers despite the challenging circumstances imposed by COVID-19, via a live webinar providing an update on opportunities available with the Hunter Class Frigate Program.

Australian company BlueScope Steel AIS has signed a contract with ASC Pty Ltd Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia , for the Hunter-class Frigate program.

Four minehunters from the two allies’ navies pooled their collective resources to work with two of the Royal Navy’s frigates operating in the Gulf for two action-packed days which extended far beyond the art of hunting mines.

Lockheed Martin is moving forward with Aegis combat management system integration on the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) future SEA 5000 Hunter-class frigates, Naval News learned during Pacific 2019.

GE’s hybrid propulsion system will power the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship. GE is committed to delivering energy efficient and reliable solutions to meet future naval needs.