Attack class

The Attack class is the future submarine - class of the Royal Australian Navy . The first of 12 planned boats is scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s. A large part of the order volume will be processed by ASC Pty Ltd in Adelaide , South Australia .

history

The "Sea 1000" procurement project is the most expensive arms procurement project in Australia . The first budgets were approved in May 2012. In the first few years it was about the definition of the technical requirements, which led to a tender in which four manufacturers / nations participated. In addition to the winning design of the Naval Group (DCNS at the time), Sweden and Japan competed, the latter with the Sōryū class , and the fourth competitor was the submarine class 214 from Germany. On May 26, 2016, the selection of the Shortfin Barracuda was announced by the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull .

The development contract for the first development phase was signed on March 5, 2019.

technology

The boats are a conventionally powered variant of the French Suffren class , the so-called Shortfin Barracuda class of the Naval Group .

units

Identifier	Surname	Launch	Commissioning	home port	status
S-	HMAS attack	2030s (planned)			planned
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Web links

• Information about the project of the Attack class (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australia, Naval Group sign design contract for Attack-class submarines. In: janes.com. Jane's March 5, 2019; archived from the original on March 5, 2019 ; accessed on April 28, 2020 (English). 
2. ^ Daniel Keane: Future submarines renamed 'Attack class' but concerns remain about project rollout. In: abc.net.au. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), December 13, 2018, accessed February 13, 2019 . 
3. ^ Attack Class SSG. In: navy.gov.au. Royal Australian Navy , accessed April 28, 2020 .