Austal CEO
Paddy Gregg said the two patrol boats were the first Cape-class vessels made by Austal to be exported. Ten similar vessels were delivered to the Australian Border Force and Royal Australian Navy over the past decade.
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“The Cape-class is Austal Australia’s signature patrol boat design, with twelve vessels now delivered and a further six under construction at our dedicated defence shipbuilding facility in Henderson,” Gregg added.
Austal will also deliver 21 steel-hull Guardian-class patrol boats for 12 Pacific Island nations and Timor Leste under the SEA3036-1 Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project. Ten patrol boats were delivered since 2018.