In February 2024, the Australian Government announced a program to acquire 11 general purpose frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. These warships arose from the Surface Fleet Review, and along with
CGI rendering of the New FFM by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Warramunga in 2021
The Venezuelan patrol boat Guaiquerí, a variant of the ALFA3000 design
ENS Al-Aziz, a MEKO A-200 frigate
Anzac-class frigate
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The Anzac class is a ship class of ten frigates; eight operated by the Royal Australian Navy and two operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Australian general purpose frigate program
…Australian Navy (RAN). These warships arose from the Surface Fleet Review, and along with the significantly larger Hunter-class frigates, will replace the Anzac-class frigates. The program is referred to as Project SEA 3000. The new general purpose frigates are intended to be 'Tier 2 surface combatant' vessels that are less…
HMAS Ballarat in 2016.
HMA Ships Torrens (foreground) and Yarra exercising; two of the River-class destroyer escorts the RAN was looking to replace. The Leander-class frigates the RNZN were retiring were of a similar design, with both classes based on the British Type 12 frigate.
The Portuguese frigate NRP Corte-Real. The MEKO 200 variant designed for the Portuguese was the basis of Blohm + Voss and AMECON's successful proposal.
HMNZS Te Kaha in 2017