Hunter on target - new Australian frigate program phase begins
Hunter on target - new Australian frigate program phase begins
Friday, 18 December 2020 11:00
The strong progress on Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project continued with the Australian Government announcing on December 18 the start of prototyping on the Hunter Class Frigate Program.
Drawing of the future Hunter-class frigate (Picture source: BAE Systems)
At the world-class Osborne shipyard in South Australia, Minister for Finance, Senator Simon Birmingham, SA Premier Steven Marshall and BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Gabby Costigan were joined by BAE Systems Maritime Australia employees as Australian steel was cut to officially launch the Hunter program’s prototyping phase.