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| Navantia's F-100: Base design for the Hobart class AWD & possibly the future "SEA 5000" ASW Frigate |
Navantia has signed with the Australian DMO A contract on 23 October, for the realization of the RRDS (Risk Reduction Study Design) from its future frigate program, called SEA 5000 program.
The contract was signed at the offices of DMO in Canberra by Francis Baron, director of Australia and Navantia Paddy Fritzpatrick, director of Naval Programs DMO. The management and coordination of activities under this contract will be conducted from the operations center of Adelaide, Navantia has opened a few weeks ago.
The contract, which will take approximately 9 months to analyze the impact the installation of an Australian air CEA radar and a control system and control of Saab in the design of the frigate F -105 and the compliance with a number of specific requirements Australians.
This is the first step in the acquisition program of future frigates for the Australian Navy, of which is planned to build 8 units. These studies are intended to demonstrate the feasibility of meeting all operational requirements of Australia and make an assessment of the impact on the design that would introduce new requirements on the ship. Once these studies would enter another phase to develop a broader and more suitable for the acquisition contract documents, the duration could be a year.
The Australian Government is committed to build ships in the shipyards in Australia Adelaide, where he is currently being built AWD type frigates, designed by Navantia from F-100 frigates. Importantly, the appearance of the commonality of systems and equipment with the other ships of the Australian Navy, being undoubtedly this a great competitive Navantia argument that reinforces their options in other programs that are opting Navantia.
This is a key program for Navantia whose complexity and volume, and provides another sign of confidence by the Australian Government in Navantia and design capacity. It means keeping an important activity for more than 15 years in Australia, as well as having the opportunity to generate a variant of the frigate F-100, which can be very attractive on the world market.
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