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| Fincantieri design for SEA5000 |
by Richard Tomkins
Australia issued Friday a Request for Tender to three companies for its $26.82 billion Future Frigate program. The companies shortlisted contract bidders were BAE Systems, Fincantieri and Navantia.
"Today's announcement shows the Government is on track to begin construction of the Future Frigates in 2020 in Adelaide," Defense Minister Christopher Pyne said in a press release. "The release of the RFT is an important part of the Competitive Evaluation Process which will lead to the government announcing the successful designer for the Future Frigates in 2018."
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| Navantia design for SEA5000 |
Pyne said evaluation of the responses to the Future Frigate RFT would commence later this year.
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| BAE Systems design for SEA5000 |