# BAE Systems wins $35 billion Australian frigate contract

BAE Systems was selected for Australia's SEA 5000 project to build nine Hunter class frigates, valued at $35 billion. Construction will begin in Adelaide in 2020, with ships entering service in the late 2020s.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-06-29
- Where: Osborne, Adelaide, Australia
- Value: $35.0B
- Status: announced
- Products: Hunter class frigates
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md) (supplier)
- [Australian Government](https://endata.com/companies/19968.md) (customer)
- [ASC Shipbuilding](https://endata.com/companies/32830.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [abc.net.au](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-29/bae-systems-selected-for-warship-building-program/9922666), 2018-06-28: "The Hunter class will provide the Australian Defence Force with the highest levels of lethality and deterrence our major surface combatants need in periods of global uncertainty."

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