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Key Equipment for Australia"s Future Submarine Programme to be Agreed by Early 2018 20 Februari 2017 Contracts for the five main sub-components of Australia"s future submarines are expected to be placed by early 2018, according to the head of the project in the Royal Australian Navy. (photo : DCNS) Suppliers for the five main sub-components for Australia"s Future Submarine requirement are expected to be under contract by early 2018, programme head Rear Admiral Greg Sammut disclosed on 16 February. Speaking at an industry day in Sydney, Rear Adm Sammut listed the top five items as being the main motor, diesel generators, DC switchboard, batteries, and weapon discharge system. With construction in South Australia expected to start in 2023 with the aim of having the first of the 12 Future Submarines in service "in the early 2030s", work on the infrastructure necessary to ensure a fully qualified workforce was in place would begin in 2018, he said. Meanwhile, conce...

RAN Future Frigates to Carry SM-2 Block IIIA Anti-Air Missiles 17 Februari 2017 The Standard SM-2 Block IIIA medium surface-to-air missiles max range is 80 km (image : turbosquid) The Standard SM-2 Block IIIA medium-range anti-air missile has been mandated for the nine Future Frigates to be acquired for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project Sea 5000, informed sources have confirmed to Jane"s . The SM-2, along with the long-range active phased-array CEAFAR2-S/X/L radar suite under development by Canberra-based CEA, is understood to be the only equipment classed as mandatory rather than desirable for the AUD35 billion (USD26 billion) programme, which will begin replacing the RAN"s eight Anzac-class frigates from the mid-2020s. The three shortlisted contenders - the Type 26 Global Combat Ship proposed by BAE Systems, the anti-submarine variant of the Carlo Bergamini class offered by Fincantieri, and a modified F-100 design proposed by Navantia - are currently undergoing ...