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BAE Systems signs SEA 5000 Frigate design contract with Australian Government.
| 2016
 BAE
Systems SEA 5000 proposal is based on the future Royal Navy Type 26 design.
It was unveiled during Pacific 2015 naval defense show. |
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In
coming months, a team of BAE Systems’ Australian engineers will
be deployed to the UK to join the Company’s established design team.
Being embedded into the one of the most advanced warship building teams
in the world will allow these engineers to acquire the skills and knowledge
required to effectively transfer the technology to Australia. BAE Systems is using the latest in modern digital planning capability to refine and tailor its designs to the Commonwealth of Australia’s requirements. To assist this process, the Company has revealed that, a 3-dimensional visualisation suite will be delivered to Australia to help improve understanding of the unique features of the ship design. This will enable conversations about design modifications the Royal Australian Navy requires and will help demonstrate how the Global Combat Ship could accommodate the required CEA Technologies’ phased-array radar system. This is part of the Australian Department of Defence’s Competitive Evaluation Process for the program. The Commonwealth has also entered into similar agreements with Fincantieri and Navantia. Comments by Navy Recognition 9 new frigates will be procured as part of the SEA5000 program which calls for the replacement of the RAN ANZAC class frigates. The Future frigate-class is expected to have anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities and the CEAFAR2 radar currently in development by CEA. The Type 26 is the future Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate that will replace the Royal Navy's 13 Type 23 frigates and other ships. BAE Systems says the Type 26 / Global Combat Ship will be a highly capable and versatile multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations anywhere on the world’s oceans. Navy Recognition could not meet a BAE representative who could talk about the SEA5000 GCS (during Pacific 2015) but we understand that it would be fitted with the CEAFAR2 radar currently in development by CEA, Mk41 cells exclusively (no CAMM which are present on the UK design) as well as a BAE Systems Mk 45 5 inch main gun. BAE Systems SEA5000 proposal basic specifications: Original design: Global Combat Ship (Royal Navy Type 26) Length: 148.5 m Max beam: 20 m Displacement: 6,000 t Accommodation: 118 crew + 72 embarked forces |
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