Julian Kerr, Sydney - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
10 January 2017
Preparatory work has begun on the first of eight Royal
Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigates to undergo a mid-life capability
assurance programme (AMCAP) that will include a number of upgrades, including a
new active phased-array air surveillance radar.
AMCAP forms the major work element within an eight-year
AUD2 billion (USD1.52 billion) Warship Asset Management Agreement signed in
April 2016 under which BAE Systems Australia, Saab Australia, Naval Ship
Management, and the Australian government will jointly support the 3,600-tonne
Anzac-class frigates for the remainder of their naval service.
Preparatory work on HMAS Perth, the first ship of its
class to complete a 17-month anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) upgrade in June
2011, began at the BAE Systems Australia shipyard in Henderson, Western
Australia, in December 2016.
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