1st Unit Completed For Hunter Frigate Program
October 15 2021
BAE Systems Australia says it has rolled out the first steel unit for the lead ship in a new class of frigates for the Australian navy.
On Wednesday, the steel prototyping unit for the Hunter-class frigate program was rolled out from the primary manufacturing hall at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, the company said in a release.
The unit, which measures 2,340 square feet (217 square m) and includes more than 28 metric tons of steel, is the first to have been blasted,...
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