$45bn project
19 year long project

Already underway at Adelaide’s Osborne Naval Shipyard, this project will deliver six vessels, among the most advanced warships in the world.

  • 6 world world-class anti-submarine warfare frigates
  • More than 2500 jobs
  • Thousands more in the supply chain
  • First ship began construction 2024

Project lead: BAE Systems

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  • HMAS Sydney Commissioning Ceremony

    Hobart class destroyers

    Upgrades to the combat management system of three Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) will occur at Osborne Naval Shipyard.

  • Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Collins Class submarine at sea

    Collins class submarines

    Adelaide is home to both full-cycle docking and life-of-type extension project for the current fleet of Collins class submarines to maintain submarine capability prior to the introduction of nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines.

  • Nuclear powered submarine at sea with coastline in sight

    Nuclear-powered submarines

    Under the AUKUS trilateral security partnership (with the US and UK), South Australia is the home of the build for Australia’s new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the SSN-AUKUS.