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The Royal Australian Navy hosts the 2025 Global Combat Ship User Group meeting at the Maritime Combat Systems Integration Centre in Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Nicholas Draheim.

RAN strengthens Global Combat Ship links

08/05/202510/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2328 Views 0 Comments Aegis, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, CEA Technologies, Future Surface Combatants, Hunter-class frigate

The Royal Australian Navy has hosted the 2025 Global Combat Ship (GCS) User Group meeting at the Maritime Combat Systems

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First steel cut on Australia’s new Hunter-class frigates

21/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3729 Views 2 Comments Hunter-class frigate

Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas officially cut steel on Australia’s first Hunter-class ship

Workers at BAE Systems Maritime Australia use the Hunter digital simulation tool to help optimise the Hunter-class frigate program schedule at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. Story by Emma Taylor.

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Digital shipyard tool boosts program

03/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1543 Views 0 Comments BAE Systems Maritime, Hunter-class frigate

BAE Systems Maritime Australia, who will deliver nine state-of-the-art Hunter-class frigates for Navy, have further enhanced the shipbuilding process by

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Contract signed for Hunter-class frigates

14/12/201814/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3846 Views 0 Comments Hunter-class frigate, Type 26

Australia’s naval shipbuilding endeavour has notched up a significant achievement with the signing of the head contract for the Navy’s

HMAS Stirling, Western Australia. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko.

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Hunter-class ‘Ship Zero’ training facility for Western Australia

01/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7212 Views 0 Comments Future Frigate, HMAS Stirling, Hunter-class frigate, Ship Zero

Western Australia will be home to a new Hunter-class training and capability centre, known as ‘Ship Zero’, as part of

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Type 26 wins $35-billion Oz frigate tender

29/06/201829/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10086 Views 17 Comments ASC Shipbuilding, BAE Systems, Hunter-class, Hunter-class frigate, Project SEA 5000, Type 26 Global Combat Ship

Australia has chosen BAE Systems’ Hunter-class frigate as the winning contender in Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 – ‘Future Frigate’. SEA