Navantia to Build AORs For Royal Australian Navy

摘要

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has been selected as the supplier of the two Fleet Replenishment Ships (AOR) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project SEA 1654. Contract negotiations for the estimated $907 million contract are under way and Second Pass Approval now is scheduled for the middle of this year. A construction contract is expected to be in place by early 2017, with both units being delivered to the RAN by 2021. The two new AORs will replace the AOR HMAS Success and the Logistics Support Ship HMAS Sirius.