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Spanish Future Frigate design contender arrives in Australia



Spanish Navy’s Navantia-built frigate ESPS Cristóbal Colón arrived in Perth, Australia with the aim of integrating into the Royal Australian Navy.

Apart from training and navy to navy engagements, another reason for the F-100 frigate to visit Australia was the fact that Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is one of the designers shortlisted for the design of the Australian Navy’s Future Frigate that will replace the existing Anzac-class frigates.

Similarly to the Italian Navy’s Bergamini-class frigate ITS Carabiniere which arrived in Australia last month showcasing Fincantieri’s FREMM frigate design, ESPS Cristóbal Colón will promote Navantia’s F-100 design.

Cristóbal Colón is expected to spend the next 120 days integrated into the Royal Australian Navy.

During the 10,300-mile transit towards Australia, the F-105 participated in NATO’s anti-terrorist operation Sea Guardian and the EU operation Sophia against human trafficking in the Mediterranean Sea. After crossing the Suez Canal, Cristóbal Colón also took part in the counter-piracy operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean.

The transit was also used to conduct combined exercises with the navies of Italy, Saudi Arabia, India and Malaysia with port calls in Jeddah, Mumbai and Singapore.

After arriving at Rockingham on February 19, Cristóbal Colón was greeted by the Australian Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer. During the welcoming ceremony, the operational command of the ship was officially transferred to the Royal Australian Navy which meant that as of February 19, the F-105 was fully integrated into the RAN.

The ship will remain in Rockingham for a few days participating in the coordination meetings prior to the two-week CJTF exercise Ocean Explorer 17 to be conducted in Western Australia. This Combined Joint Task Force will have different naval, air and land elements from Australia, New Zeeland, the United States and Spain.

This will be the first of a series of advanced exercises intended to enhance the strategic association and interoperability between the Spanish Navy and the RAN. The F-105 will also provide training to the crews of the new Hobart-class anti-air warfare destroyers (AWD). To this end, forty RAN servicemen will integrate into the crew of the Spanish frigate.

The Cristóbal Colón is scheduled to visit the ports of Fremantle, Adelaide, Sidney, Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville.

https://navaltoday.com/2017/02/21/spani ... australia/

[Penguin]

PROSUPER turbinado da Austrália...

$35 billion Future Frigate Tender
(Source: Australian Minister for Defence Industry; issued March 31, 2017)

The launch of the Australian Future Frigate tender opens a three-way competition between BAE Systems’ Type 26 design, Fincantieri’s FREMM frigate (illustrated) and a new variant of Navantia’s F-100 frigate. (Italian navy photo)

The $35 billion Future Frigate project reached a significant milestone today with the release of the Request for Tender (RFT) to the three shortlisted designers; BAE, Fincantieri and Navantia.

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, said the Future Frigate project is currently the largest frigate shipbuilding program of its kind in the world.

“Today’s announcement shows the Government is on track to begin construction of the Future Frigates in 2020 in Adelaide,” Minister Pyne said.

“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.”

Minister Pyne said evaluation of the responses to the Future Frigate RFT would commence later this year.

“Three designers—BAE Systems with the Type 26 Frigate, Fincantieri with the FREMM Frigate, and Navantia with a redesigned F100, have been working with Defence since August 2015 to refine their designs.

“The three shortlisted designers must demonstrate and develop an Australian supply chain to support Australia's future shipbuilding industry, and also how they will leverage their local suppliers into global supply chains.

“The Government is committed to maximising Australian industry opportunities and participation and this project will contribute to building a sustainable Australian shipbuilding workforce.”

The Future Frigates are the next generation of naval surface combatants and would conduct more challenging maritime warfare operations in our regions including delivering a greater impact on anti-submarine operations.

The frigates will also be equipped with a range of offensive and self-protection systems.

The nine Future Frigates are part of the Government’s $89 billion national shipbuilding endeavour which would see Australia develop a strong and sustainable naval shipbuilding industry.

This critical investment will generate significant economic growth and sustain thousands of Australian jobs over decades.

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The nine Future Frigates are part of the Government’s $89 billion national shipbuilding endeavour which would see Australia develop a strong and sustainable naval shipbuilding industry.

This critical investment will generate significant economic growth and sustain thousands of Australian jobs over decades.

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E como em qualquer nação civilizada, a preocupação não é só com os navios em si.

Mais alguns anos e estaremos vendo entusiastas brasileiros choramingando que deveríamos adquirir o projeto de algum navio de guerra projetado na Austrália para construir aqui... .


Leandro G. Card

[Túlio]

É que por lá eles sofrem do "Efeito China", já aqui...

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Australia Orders 12 OPVs Instead of Planned 20

November 24, 2017

The Turnbull Government announced November 24th Australia’s 12 (instead of 2014 announcement of 20) Offshore Patrol Vessels will be designed and built under prime contractor Lürssen.

The Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) project, which is worth up to $4 billion, will be delivered by Australian workers, in Australian shipyards using Australian steel.

The OPVs will have an important role protecting our borders and will provide greater range and endurance than the existing patrol boat fleet.

The investment in new naval capabilities such as the OPVs is a key part of the Turnbull Government’s commitment to a safe and secure Australia.

As detailed in the 2016 Defence White Paper, the Government is undergoing its largest regeneration of naval capability since the Second World War.

The OPVs will allow the Navy to undertake more extensive operations and protect resources over greater distances and in more complex maritime environments.

The announcement is the next stage in Australia’s National Shipbuilding Plan and will directly employ up to 1000 Australian workers – 400 direct and a further 600 in the supply chain.

The Navy’s OPVs will be the Lürssen design utilizing ASC Shipbuilding in Adelaide for the construction of the first two ships.

The project will then transfer to the Henderson Maritime Precinct in WA where Lürssen will use the capabilities of Austal and Civmec to build ten OPVs, subject to the conclusion of commercial negotiations.

The first of the 12 OPVs will commence production in the fourth quarter of 2018.

The announcement represents a significant step in the implementation of the Turnbull Government’s vision for a continuous, innovative and sovereign Australian naval shipbuilding industry as outlined in the Naval Shipbuilding Plan.

The Turnbull Government’s investment in continuous shipbuilding will guarantee our maritime capabilities will be more flexible and versatile than ever.

http://seawaves.com/2017/11/24/hundreds ... l-project/

[FCarvalho]

É que por lá eles sofrem do "Efeito China", já aqui...

... já aqui o efeito é sanfona mesmo. Um dia tem, no outro não.

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O site do novo NPO Australiano:

http://www.luerssen-defence.com/luerssen-opv-80/

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Australia launches third and final Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer

Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
21 May 2018


Australian Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett in front of Hobart-class AWD Sydney. The ship is the third and final AWD launched for the RAN. Source: Australian DoD/Russell Millard
Australia has launched the third and final Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) on order for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Named Sydney (with pennant number 42), the 146.7 m-long ship entered the water on 19 May in a ceremony presided over by Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide.

The ship, which was laid down in November 2015, is set to be handed over to the RAN in December 2019 following sea trials. First-of-class HMAS Hobart was commissioned in September 2017 and is expected to be fully operational later this year, while the second AWD, Brisbane , is undergoing sea trials, with delivery to the RAN scheduled for September 2018.

The RAN’s Adelaide-class (US Oliver Hazard Perry design) frigates, of which only two remain in service, are being retired to make way for the Hobart-class AWDs, which provide the service with an improved war fighting capability.

Based on Navantia’s F-100 Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate design (with a number of Australian-specific modifications), the Hobart class deploys the Aegis combat system incorporating the AN/SPY 1D(V) phased array radar.

In RAN service the 48-cell MK 41 strike-length vertical launch system accommodates Standard Missile-2 medium-range Block IIIA (SM-2MR Block IIIA) and SM-2MR Block IIIB long-range surface-to-air missiles, as well as quad-packed medium-range RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSMs) Block I.

The Hobart class, which has a full-load displacement of 6,350 tonnes, is also equipped with two four-canister RGM-84 Harpoon Block II anti-ship/land attack missile launchers, a MK 45 MOD 4 62-calibre 5-inch (127 mm) gun, an aft-facing Phalanx Block 1B 20 mm close-in weapon system, two Orbital ATK M242 25 mm Bushmaster automatic cannons in Rafael Typhoon stabilised and remotely operated mounts, and two MK 32 MOD 9 twin-tube launchers for the Eurotorp MU90 lightweight anti-submarine torpedo.

http://www.janes.com/article/80208/aust ... -destroyer

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Australia’s second AWD destroyer completes Category 5 sea trials
https://navaltoday.com/2018/05/31/austr ... ea-trials/

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28 de junho de 2018
Fragata Type 26 vence concorrência da Austrália


A GCS-A com sistema de radares CEAFAR

O primeiro-ministro australiano Malcolm Turnbull revelou que o Global Combat Ship Type 26 da BAE Systems venceu a concorrência para o programa Future Frigate (SEA 5000), da Austrália, no valor de A$ 35 bilhões.

As novas fragatas serão oficialmente conhecidas como classe “Hunter”, com a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) recebendo nove fragatas avançadas de mísseis guiados a partir do final dos anos 2020.

Em uma das competições de Defesa mais disputadas em anos, a BAE Systems com sua Type 26, a Navantia com uma evolução da classe Hobart/F-100 e a Fincantieri com sua fragata FREMM foram todas consideradas para a próxima geração da frota de superfície da Austrália.

A nova classe “Hunter” marcará um grande aumento na capacidade futura da RAN e combinará o poderoso sistema de combate Aegis, o radar phased array CEAFAR 2 projetado pela Austrália e um conjunto de sensores avançados antissubmarino, permitindo que os navios conduzam uma variedade de missões, com alcance suficiente, autonomia e capacidade de combate de liderança mundial durante toda a vida projetada dos navios.

Também pode ser revelado que a ASC Shipbuilding construirá a próxima geração de fragatas no Estaleiro Naval de Osborne.


Type 26 australiana (GCS-A)

A ASC Shipbuilding, atualmente de propriedade integral da Commonwealth, se tornará uma subsidiária da BAE Systems durante a construção.

De acordo com o primeiro-ministro, isso garantirá que a BAE Systems seja totalmente responsável pela entrega das fragatas e garantirá que o trabalho será realizado por trabalhadores australianos e criará empregos australianos.

Como parte do Plano Naval de Construção Naval de A$ 89 bilhões do governo, a BAE e seu design vencedor serão responsáveis ??pela criação direta de 4.000 empregos em toda a Austrália, ao mesmo tempo em que impulsionará a capacidade de construção naval soberana do país quando a construção começar em 2020.

Esse esforço industrial conjunto também proporcionará mais oportunidades de desenvolvimento da força de trabalho e da indústria no período que antecede o programa de aquisição de submarinos futuros do Programa SEA 1000, programado para começar em Adelaide entre 2022-23.

FONTE: Defence Connect

https://www.naval.com.br/blog/2018/06/2 ... australia/

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Escolha de alto risco segundo os amigos australianos, visto ainda nao existir nenhum navio destes...

[Crisaman]

Porque não constroem mais 9 Hobart é que eu não vou entender.

[FCarvalho]

Australianos ainda são suditos de vossa majestade. Só isso explica metade da decisão.
Detalhe do texto: navios entregues apenas no final dos anos 2020.
Até lá os britânicos já colocaram as suas no mar. Então, os australianos vão receber um navio já testado.
Na teoria, claro.

Abs

[Crisaman]

Esses australianos gostam de por dinheiro fora. As Hobart custaram 3Bi cada uma. Essas vão custar 3.8Bi cada uma. Se continuassem com as Hobart sairia mais barato devido a escala de produção e teriam uma única classe de navios facilitando a manutenção.