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Saab Wins $27.6 Million Order For Australian Warship Combat System Sustainment

Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

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Saab Wins $27.6 Million Order For Australian Warship Combat System Sustainment

The Her Manjesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Stuart (III), an ANZAC-class frigate. (Photo: Royal Australian Navy)

The Australian government awarded Saab AB a $27.6 million order for sustainment of the combat system on the country’s ANZAC-class frigates through the end of 2017.This is the first order under the recently signed Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA) between the Australian government and the defense industry. WAMA is an asset management organization responsible for the overall performance and delivery of seaworthy ANZAC-class warships and support infrastructure to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Other companies included in the WAMA partnership are…

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