BAE Wins Australian Frigate Competition

Credit: Artist's concept of Hunter class: Royal Australian Navy
BEIJING—BAE Systems has won a competition to build nine frigates in a program that will vastly increase the air defense capabilities of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The British company beat Fincantieri and Navantia for the work. Though described as anti-submarine frigates, the ships will have...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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