ASC Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, has begun receiving the first Australian metal used in the structure of the new Hunter-class frigates in Australia. He has just taken over the new all-digital shipyard in Australian government-owned naval infrastructure. , ASC Shipbuilding will get over 1,500 tons of sheet metal from BlueScope Steel AIS. The $2. 6 million contract is one of the first delivered to the Osborne South shipbuilding on the Port River in Adelaide.
With the fragate’s prototyping phase on track to begin this month, metal will be used to build five representative shipping blocks. During this phase, the frigate’s processes, systems, tools, comforts and skills will be extensively tested and subtle before the first frigate starts structure in 2022.
ASC Shipbuilding will design and build Hunter-class ships, which will be among the most complex anti-submarine war frigates in the world, for the Royal Australian Navy.