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BAE Officially Bids Type 26 Ship For Future Australian Anti-Sub Frigate

Monday, August 14th, 2017

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BAE Officially Bids Type 26 Ship For Future Australian Anti-Sub Frigate

Artist's concept of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship bid for Australia's SEA 5000 Future Frigate program. Image: BAE Systems.

Britain’s BAE Systems has submitted a bid to the Australian Government for the country’s planned nine anti-submarine frigates, the company said Aug. 10.BAE is one of three companies bidding to partner with the government to develop a general long-term ship building strategy for complex warships and specifically nine anti-submarine warfare frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The program is called SEA 5000 Future Frigate.BAE’s offering is the Global Combat Ship-Australia, a variant of its Type 26 Global Combat Ship. The…

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