Austal Australia has welcomed Assistant Minister for Defence, The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, to formally launch the second of six Developed Cape-class Patrol Boats to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The 58-metre aluminium monohull patrol boat was launched following 18 months of building on the firm’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. The brand new Developed Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy embrace a number of enhancements that additional prolong the potential of the confirmed vessel and the fleet; with modifications developed by means of the in-service expertise of ten Cape-class Patrol Boats already working with the Navy and Australian Border Drive all through Northern Australia.
Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon. Andrew Hastie MP mentioned, “The Developed Cape-class Patrol Boats had been an important functionality that may be utilized by Navy to proceed to safe our borders and defend Australia’s sovereignty at sea. This can be a nice day for WA’s defence trade. At present marks one other vital milestone within the Authorities’s Naval Shipbuilding Plan – additional strengthening our sovereign defence trade functionality and delivering the most important regeneration of our naval fleet because the second world warfare. I used to be happy to launch this vessel in the present day. Constructing these vessels right here in Western Australia means a stronger defence pressure that can defend our borders and our nationwide safety pursuits and create long-term native jobs.”
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Austal Restricted Chief Government Officer Paddy Gregg mentioned, “It was very becoming that the Assistant Minister for Defence formally launched the vessel, which is one among 9 naval ships to be delivered to the Commonwealth of Australia by Austal this calendar yr. I’m proud to say the Developed Cape-class Patrol Boat Challenge for the Royal Australian Navy is progressing at tempo. We might be handing over the First of Class in March, with follow-on vessels delivered each 4 months thereafter. Our hardworking Austal group and provide chain companions proceed to attain better efficiencies and productiveness, working along with the Division of Defence to offer new functionality in help of the Navy’s operational necessities and additional develop the Nationwide Shipbuilding Enterprise.”
The A$324 million contract for the Developed Cape-class Patrol Boat Program (SEA1445-1), comprising six 58-metre vessels, was awarded to Austal Australia in Might 2020 and has straight employed roughly 400 individuals in Henderson, Western Australia and a whole lot extra by means of provide chain companions throughout Australia. Primarily based on Austal’s 58-meter lengthy aluminium monohull design, the “advanced” Cape-class vessels embrace a number of enhancements that additional prolong the potential of the vessel and the fleet. The Cape-class patrol boats embrace modifications decided by means of the in-service expertise of the 2 RAN and eight Australian Border Drive Cape-class vessels, working all through Northern Australia waters.
