Fleets #21: The Regal Australian Navy Of The Future

Shortfin Barracuda
Hunter cast FFG
The Royal Australian Navy of the future graph illustrates the brain surface fleet in addition to submarines of the Navy past times the mid-2040s. There are currently several major projects underway that volition run into upgrades to Royal Australian Navy (RAN)  capabilities. The major projects for the RAN are the following:

  • Project SEA 1180 Phase 1 volition supervene upon the Armidale-class patrol boats alongside twelve (12) novel Offshore Patrol Vessels to locomote constructed past times Lürssen. Construction volition commence inwards Q4 2018, alongside the outset vessel to teach inwards service inwards Q4 2021. The
  • Project SEA 4000 Phase 3, nether which the RAN volition teach 3 (3) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers, built or then the States Navy Aegis air in addition to surface fighting administration system. The vessels are based on the Castilian Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate. As of Nov 2018, ii are inwards active service in addition to ane is currently nether construction. It is to a greater extent than probable that past times the mid-2040s the outset vessels inwards the cast volition bring been already retired.
  • Project SEA 5000 Phase 1, where nine (9) Hunter-class frigates to supervene upon the Anzac-class frigates. The vessels volition locomote built inwards Adelaide past times BAE Systems in addition to volition locomote a variation of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship to locomote operated past times the Royal Navy. The concluding send inwards the cast volition bring entered service past times 2042.
  • Project SEA 1000, where twelve (12) Future Submarines volition supervene upon the Collins-class submarines. The futurity cast is to locomote based on the Shortfin Barracuda proposal past times French shipbuilder Naval Group. The cast volition teach inwards service inwards the early on 2030s alongside structure extending into the belatedly 2040s.
The Royal Australian Navy of the future. High resolution ikon here.


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