The Royal Australian Navy’s future frigates will one day be known as ‘Hunter Class’, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett has confirmed, while the very first Hunter Class Guided Missile Frigate will be commissioned towards the end of the next decade. Addressing navy personnel, Vice Admiral Barrett – who currently serves as Australia’s ...
L3 Technologies has won an award to help deliver the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) SEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV). Prime contractor Luerssen Australia selected L3 Communications Australia to supply integrated communications, bridge, navigation and management systems across all 12 OPV platforms. “L3’s work on the OPV design and construction phase will ...
Saab has signed a contract with ASC to supply enhanced Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring Systems (ISCMMS) to four of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins class submarines. Valued at AU$24.2 million, the ISCMMS contract will improve manoeuvring capabilities while integrating management of the submarines propulsion and power generation systems. The ...
L3 Technologies has partnered with BAE Systems’ Power and Propulsion Team to provide an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) in support of the Royal Australian Navy’s SEA5000 programme. In the event that BAE’s bid is successful, L3 will provide IPMS – alongside controls and instrumentation – for the nine Type 26 ...