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Topic Started: Oct 16 2014, 07:16 PM (54 Views)
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Military Equipment Acquisition and Sustainment
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Current and Future Procurement Programs


Royal Australian Navy

Canberra Class LHD

HMAS Adelaide - to be commissioned 2016
One vessel to possibly be modified to carry VTOL F35

Hobart Class destroyers

HMAS Hobart - to be commissioned March 2016
HMAS Brisbane - to be commissioned September 2017
HMAS Sydney - to be commissioned June 2019
Possible fourth destroyer to be commissioned 2022

Future Submarine Collins Class Replacement

First of 12 future submarines to be commissioned by 2025
Design and specifications to be finalized

-Buy a MOTS design, but modify it for Australian service conditions
-Design an evolution of an existing submarine
-Design an entirely new submarine

Expected cost $1 billion to $3 billion per vessel

Australian offshore combatant vessel

Fleet of twenty ships to replace the following;
-Armidale-class patrol boat
-Huon-class minehunter
-Leeuwin-class survey vessel
-Paluma-class survey motor launch

Likely the Austal MRV-80 based on the LCS for the USN.


Royal Australian Air Force

F-35A Strike Fighters

First phase 14 units - 2014 onwards
Second phase 58 units -
Third phase 28 units -

EA-18G Growlers

Twelve units - 2017

P-8 Poseidon

Eight units - 2017-2018
Option for four more units

MQ-4C Triton

Seven units - 2018

C-27J

Ten units - 2015

PC-9 training aircraft Replacement

Pilatus PC-21 65 units - ????

KC-30As

Two units - ????

C17 Globemaster

Two units - ????


Australian Army

Hawkei PMV

1300+ units - 2016 onwards

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