BAE
Systems, Navantia & Raytheon Given Increased Roles in the RAN Air
Warfare Destroyer Program
The Australian Government has taken the next major step to put the $8.5
billion Air Warfare Destroyer program back on track to deliver critical
capability for the Royal Australian Navy. Following a competitive procurement
process, BAE Systems, Navantia SA and Raytheon Australia will take on
increased roles in the Air Warfare Destroyer program for an interim period.
Their increased involvement will drive immediate improvements in shipbuilding
performance.
Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyer
The Government is committed to putting this important
Defence project back on track and stop the growing cost and schedule overruns
we inherited from our predecessors by implementing the Reform Strategy
recommended by Professor Donald Winter’s Independent Review of the
Air Warfare Destroyer program.
This focus on resolving outstanding productivity issues will ensure opportunities
to improve performance for the duration of the project are maximised.
The outcomes of this interim period will also inform the Government’s
considerations on the Australian naval shipbuilding industry in the context
of the 2015 Defence White Paper.
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Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance
This interim period marks a turning point in the performance
of ASC and its partners on this important project and will help renew
confidence in the future of Australia’s shipbuilding industry.
No decisions have yet been made about the long term arrangements for the
Air Warfare Destroyer program.
The Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance Industry Participants – ASC Shipbuilder
and Raytheon – will continue to be responsible for the construction
and delivery of the three ships.
We are committed to working collaboratively and constructively with all
stakeholders to ensure we realise both the critically important national
security benefits of this program as well as its long term benefits for
the Australian shipbuilding industry in the most efficient and effective
way possible.
