# BlueScope Steel wins $2.6M contract for Hunter Class frigate prototyping

BlueScope Steel AIS signed a $2.6 million contract to supply over 1,500 tonnes of steel plate to ASC Shipbuilding for the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate program in Adelaide, South Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-06-07
- Where: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Value: $1.80M (2.60M AUD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1500 tonnes of steel plate
- Products: steel plate
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [BlueScope Steel](https://endata.com/companies/3771.md)
- [BlueScope Steel](https://endata.com/companies/3771.md) (supplier)
- [BAE Systems Australia](https://endata.com/companies/9219.md) (customer)
- [ASC Shipbuilding](https://endata.com/companies/32830.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [australianmanufacturingnews.com](https://australianmanufacturingnews.com/australian-steel-wins-deal-to-supply-35b-frigate-build/), 2020-06-07: "More than 1500 tonnes of steel plate will be delivered to ASC Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, under the $2.6 million contract."
- [navalinstitute.com.au](https://navalinstitute.com.au/steel-contract-signed-for-hunter-class-frigate-program/), 2020-07-12: "ASC Shipbuilding has signed a $2.6 million contract with BlueScope Steel AIS for the Hunter Class Frigate Program."

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