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| Spanish Armada Ship Cantabria in Port Phillip Bay (Australia) sailing past NUSHIP Canberra (under-construction) in 2013 |
Esteban Villarejo
MADRID - The Royal Australian Navy selected Spanish shipbuilder Navantia as preferred tenderer to construct two auxiliary oiler and replenishment (AOR) vessels, Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne confirmed.
Navantia beat the offer and conditions of Daewoo, the major South Korean shipbuilder.
The two new replenishment vessels are expected to be introduced into service by the early 2020s. They will replace the replenishment oiler HMAS Success and the HMAS Sirius, which carries fuel only.
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