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Department of Defence Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has stressed the ongoing importance of defence industrial base cooperation between Australia and the United Kingdom during key talks with her UK counterpart. Minister Price spoke with UK Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin MP last night and said the discussion reinforced the depth of the relationship between the two countries when it came to defence matters. “Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan and the UK’s ongoing reviews of national defence policies highlight the importance of lik...

Australia Announces Start of Prototyping on Hunter Frigate Program Our Bureau 1493 Australia announced the official start of the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate Program today. The prime contractor for the program, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, will build five prototype blocks to test the production systems, develop the facilities and ensure the workforce is trained to build the Hunter class frigates. At the Osborne shipyard in South Australia, Minister for Finance, Senator Simon Birmingham, SA Premier Steven Marshall and BAE Systems Aus...

BAE Systems starts prototyping on the Hunter class frigate program December 18, 2020, by Jasmina Ovcina BAE Systems Maritime Australia cut steel this morning to officially launch the Hunter program’s prototyping phase, Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project. During prototyping, five representative ship blocks will be manufactured and assembled using Australian steel. The systems, processes, facilities and workforce competencies will be established and tested, providing a solid operational foundation before construction starts on th...

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 Aust...