The second of eight Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigates has completed an extensive mid-life capability assurance programme featuring numerous upgrades, including the installation of a second-generation CEAFAR2-L active phased-array air search radar.
Work on HMAS Anzac began at the BAE Systems Australia facility in Henderson, Western Australia in September 2018 and was completed in May 2020. Several weeks of sea trials were set to start on 11 June followed by handover to the RAN.
HMAS Anzac (seen here post upgrade) is the second of eight RAN frigates of the class to have completed the AMCAP programme. (BAE Systems Australia )
Work on the third-of-class, HMAS Warramunga , began in September 2019 and is expected to be completed in September 2020. The programme for all eight ships is scheduled for completion early in 2024.
The Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) forms the major work element within an AUD2 billion (USD1.38 billion) Warship Asset Management Agreement signed in April 2016.
Under the eight-year programme BAE Systems Australia, Saab Australia, Naval Ship Management, and the Australian government jointly support the 3,600-tonne Anzac-class frigates until their replacement in the 2030s - under Project Sea 5000 by nine Hunter-class Future Frigates based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 Global Combat Ship.
The AMCAP scope of work includes the replacement under Project Sea 1448 4B of the ageing Raytheon SPS-49(V)8 ANZ long-range air search radar with the CEAFAR2-L.
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