"9 Frigates for Australia" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 29 Jun 2018 6:18 p.m. PST |
BAE Systems won a $26 USD billion contest to design and build nine frigates for the Royal Australian Navy, according to Thursday media reports… news.usni.org/2018/06/28/34715 |
| Tgunner | 29 Jun 2018 7:01 p.m. PST |
Maybe the USN should pitch in and buy 20 as well. That would cut down costs a lot for everyone involved and the USN would get some decent ships for once. |
| bsrlee | 30 Jun 2018 12:07 a.m. PST |
So, after 'cost over runs' and 'unexpected delays' that might translate into 4-5 frigates for $30 USD billion. Who? Me? Sceptical? |
 ochoin  | 30 Jun 2018 3:45 a.m. PST |
Sceptical? Very. Plausible? Not really. Cost over runs are entirely possible but the number '9' is built into Australian strategic planning. They'll be largely built in Adelaide which has all sorts of implications not least for jobs in a city still smarting from GM's pusillanimous pull out from building cars in OZ.
So, defence, economic & political reasons for the 9 frigates. |
| FoxtrotPapaRomeo | 30 Jun 2018 5:40 a.m. PST |
These are not your grandfathers frigates. The Type 26/Hunter Class ASW/AW frigate will have a fully loaded weight of over 8000 tonnes (around the same as the early build Arleigh Burke destroyers and about 1000 tonnes less than the latest builds) and is double that of the existing Anzac class boats they are replacing. And 9 will allow RAN to retain 12 major surface combatants. Have a great day. |
| Gunfreak | 30 Jun 2018 6:22 a.m. PST |
Inflatable boats with nuke launchers will make all others boats/ships obsolete. |
| Lion in the Stars | 01 Jul 2018 11:30 p.m. PST |
Takes a lot more than a Zodiac RHIB to support a nuke launcher. |
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