NAVANTIA begins its activities for the tender for the future Australian frigates
29 August 2016 | Canberra (Australia)
The Commonwealth and NAVANTIA have signed the agreement for carrying out the RRDS (Risk Reduction and Design Study) feasibility studies for the program for the future SEA 5000 frigates. This phase is part of the bid began by the Australian department of defense, which in turn has concluded similar agreements with the other two participant companies, Fincantieri (Italy) and BAE Systems (United Kingdom).
Under this agreement, and during a one-year period, the Commonwealth and NAVANTIA will work together, thus allowing the Australian department of defense to assess the capabilities, risks, and other issues related to NAVANTIA’s proposal.
This agreement takes place within the framework of the announcement made by the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Malcolm Turnbull, as a result of which NAVANTIA and the above mentioned companies were selected for taking part in this RRDS process.
NAVANTIA’s participation in this program represents a significant landmark for the NAVANTIA’s future in Australia, since it provides the opportunity for taking part in the most relevant surface combat vessels program currently underway. This program will make it possible to NAVANTIA Australia to continue with the development of its capabilities, as well as with its Operational and Design Center, which will play an active role in this design phase.
About NAVANTIA
NAVANTIA constitutes a world reference in the design, construction and integration of warships with a high-technological content, as well as ship repairs and upgrades. Besides, its activity lines include the design and manufacturing of combat and command and control systems, integrated platform management systems, firing control systems, propulsion engines and the Life Cycle Support for all its products. Although its main activity is in the naval field, NAVANTIA also designs and manufactures systems for the Army and the Air Force.
NAVANTIA belongs to Grupo SEPI, a corporate holding which includes a total of 16 state-owned companies in which it has direct, majority shareholding participations, with a workforce of more than 73,000 professionals in 2014; the Spanish state-owned television and radio corporation, Corporación Radiotelevisión Española, which is attached to SEPI, and one public foundation. Equally, SEPI has direct minority shareholdings in a further ten companies, and indirect shareholdings in more than one hundred companies.