The year-long System Definition Review (SDR), involving work by BAE Systems’ engineering teams in Australia and the UK, has established a new baseline design for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hunter-class frigate program.
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Stirling at the Line Zero – Factory of the Future site at Tonsley, flanked by (L-R) DVCR Professor Robert Saint, BAE Systems Maritime Australia Managing Director Craig Lockhart, Innovation Minister David Pisoni, Premier Steven Marshall, PVCRI Professor John Spoehr and Senator Simon Birmingham
Fast tracking world leading manufacturing technologies and processes to support major defence projects such as the Hunter Class Frigate Program and boost South Australia’s advanced manufacturing sector are at the heart of a Flinders University “manufacturing accelerator” initiative which is being supported by the South Australian Government.
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BAE Systems starts prototyping on the Hunter class frigate program December 18, 2020, by Jasmina Ovcina
BAE Systems Maritime Australia cut steel this morning to officially launch the Hunter program’s prototyping phase, Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project. During prototyping, five representative ship blocks will be manufactured and assembled using Australian steel. The systems, processes, facilities and workforce competencies will be established and tested, providing a solid operational foundation before construction starts on the first Hunter class frigate in 2022.
It takes less than a minute to cut a 6.72kg piece of steel into a carling, which is used to reinforce decks or bulkheads on a warship where equipment is mounted. The first prototype block for the Hunter Class Frigate Program requires 580 carlings and we cut the first one today! pic.twitter.com/7B4zvqCoit BAE Systems Australia (@BAESystemsAus) December
Hunter on target - new Australian frigate program phase begins Hunter on target - new Australian frigate program phase begins Friday, 18 December 2020 11:00
The strong progress on Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project continued with the Australian Government announcing on December 18 the start of prototyping on the Hunter Class Frigate Program.
Drawing of the future Hunter-class frigate (Picture source: BAE Systems)
At the world-class Osborne shipyard in South Australia, Minister for Finance, Senator Simon Birmingham, SA Premier Steven Marshall and BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Gabby Costigan were joined by BAE Systems Maritime Australia employees as Australian steel was cut to officially launch the Hunter program’s prototyping phase.