# Navantia cuts steel for Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships

Navantia has cut the first steel for the Royal Australian Navy's auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships (AORs) after completing the critical design review. The ships are scheduled for delivery by 2019 and 2020, with 4500 tonnes of steel sourced from BlueScope.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-06-19
- Where: Australia
- Value: $90.0M (120.0M AUD)
- Status: under construction
- Products: auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Navantia](https://endata.com/companies/11757.md)
- [BlueScope](https://endata.com/companies/23313.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [navantia.com.au](https://navantia.com.au/news/first-cut-of-steel-sees-a-major-milestone-achieved/), 2017-06-20: "Today we have reached the first major milestone in the delivery of this key enabling capability to Navy."

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