Australian Department of Defense, Defence is pleased to welcome to Adelaide the United States Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer, USS Lassen. This ship is the basis for one of the two design options currently being evaluated for the Royal Australian Navy’s Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program.
The other option being considered for the AWD is the F100 frigate, designed by Spanish company Navantia. Both options are being developed by the AWD Alliance which consists of the Defence Materiel Organisation, ASC AWD Shipbuilder Pty Ltd and Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd.
The AWDs will meet Australia’s strategic requirements and be highly capable across the full spectrum of maritime operations; from peacetime national tasking that might include protection of our environment and natural resources, through to responses to terrorism and threats to our national security. As a highly interoperable unit, the AWD will be a key component to the provision of air defence to a joint or combined task force, including land forces.
The AWD Alliance is currently developing business cases for the two design options which will be presented to Government for consideration in mid 2007.
The Air Warfare Destroyer Program is the largest, most complex naval procurement in Australia’s history. The Program will provide enormous opportunity for the shipbuilding, electronics and engineering industries.
Companies who believe they can provide engineering and design capability solutions to the AWD Alliance should register their interest on the supplier registration portal at: www.ausawd.com
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