20.03.2016, 21:45
Nachdem man sich bereits auf der spanischen Alvaro de Bazan-Klasse basierende Fregatten beschafft hat, soll die Marine nun auch zwei neue Versorgungsschiffe erhalten, die ebenfalls auf einem spanischen Entwurf - nämlich der Cantabria-Klasse - basieren:
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Zitat:Australia selects Navantia for new replenishment ship
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has been selected to construct two replenishment ships for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Minister for Defence Marise Payne has confirmed.
In comments provided to IHS Jane's by her office on 11 March, Payne said Navantia has been chosen as the preferred tenderer for the replenishment ship requirement, known as SEA 1654 Phase 3, and that the company will now be invited to participate in the "Offer Definition and Improvement Activity [ODIA] and negotiations".