# BAE Systems selects BlueScope to supply steel for Australian frigates

BAE Systems has partnered with BlueScope to supply approximately 48 kilotonnes of plate steel from the Port Kembla steelworks for the construction of nine frigates for the Royal Australian Navy, under the $35 billion SEA 5000 Future Frigates project. Steel supply is expected to start in the early 2020s.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-02
- Where: Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia
- Value: $26.0B (35.0B AUD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 48 kilotonnes of steel
- Products: plate steel for naval frigates
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md) (customer)
- [BlueScope](https://endata.com/companies/23313.md) (supplier)
- [Liberty OneSteel](https://endata.com/companies/28745.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [illawarramercury.com.au](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5500198/port-kembla-steelworks-to-help-build-ships/), 2018-07-02: "BAE has indicated there will be around 48 kilotonnes of steel."

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