5 Years Late, Frigate Upgrades End

The Australian navy has received four frigates after a long-delayed upgrade program, reports the Australian.

The modernization of the Adelaide-class frigates was completed about five years behind scheduled due to a "significant underestimation" of the complexity involved at the start of the project in the late 1990s, said Defense Minister John Faulkner.

The program included upgrades to the ships' combat and fire control systems, air search radar, air defense and sonar...