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Australian industry and government form alliance for frigate upgrades

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120628-N-KT462-011 PEARL HARBOR (Jun. 28, 2012) - The Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) of the Royal Australian Navy pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

120628-N-KT462-011 PEARL HARBOR (Jun. 28, 2012) – The Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) of the Royal Australian Navy pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

The Australian government has signed an agreement with local industry to sustain the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) fleet of eight ANZAC-class frigates, it was announced on 29 April.

Under what is called the Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA), the government will join forces to support the frigates in collaboration with BAE Systems Australia, Saab Australia, and Naval Ship Management Australia, a joint venture between engineering group UGL and Babcock.

The sustainment project is worth AUD2 billion (USD1.5 billion) over the next eight years, with the majority of work scheduled to take place at the shipbuilding complex at Henderson, Western Australia.
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