Hunter

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2028
Total Production : 6

Model Status Year Produced
Hunter Under Development 2028 6



Hunter

Group : Frigates
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Future Frigate Program, Sea 5000
Origin : Australia
Contractors : BAE Systems*, ASC Shipbuilding, Saab
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2028
Total Production : 6

The Future Frigate Program, also referred to as Sea 5000 program, is aimed at delivering nine guided missile frigates as replacement for the ANZAC frigate class within the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The 6,000 to 7,000 ton class Sea 5000 frigates will be outfitted with the Aegis weapon system as stated in October 2017. Three major contractors are competing for this program: Navantia of Spain is offering a modified F100 class frigate; Fincantieri is offering a modified FREMM frigate; and BAE Systems is offering the Type 26 class frigate modified for the export market. Australia is expected to take a decision on the Future Frigate Program in 2018 with the construction of the first ship expected to begin in 2020. On June 29, 2018, Australia selected BAE Systems and Type 26 Global Combat Ship design as the basis for the Future Frigate Program which is now called the Hunter class.

In February 2024, the government of Australia slashed the Hunter class frigate program to only six vessels.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
AustraliaPlanned 6
Specifications
Notes
Crew 180
Number of Aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Dimensions
Beam 20.8 meter
Length 150 meter
Main Gun Caliber 127 millimeter
Mass
Full Displacement 8,800 ton
Performance
Max Range 7,000 nautical mile
Speed
Top Speed 27 knot
Gear
ASW Helicopters
MH-60R Strikehawk1
Decoy Systems
Nulka
Missile Launchers
Mk 41 Strike Length
Naval Gun Systems
1
Radar Systems
CEAFAR 21
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems
AEGIS1
Ship Power Plants
MT301
Sonar Systems
Sonar 20871
Sonar 21501
Surface-to-Air Missiles
ESSM Block II
Standard SM-2 Block IIIB
Torpedoes
MU90 Impact
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
FFP1 Under Construction 2028
FFP2 Planned 2029
FFP3 Planned 2030
FFP4 Planned 2031
FFP5 Planned 2032
FFP6 Planned 2033
FFP7 Cancelled 2034
FFP8 Cancelled 2035
FFP9 Cancelled 2036

News

Friday, 12 July, 2024
US Navy Orders Software Engineering for Australia Surface Combatant Program Through 2031

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $300,942,534 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-5127)

Monday, 24 June, 2024
BAE Systems Maritime Australia Starts Construction Hunter Class Frigate

The Commonwealth of Australia has awarded BAE Systems Maritime Australia a contract to build the first three Hunter class frigates as the program celebrates its transition

Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
Royal Australian Navy to Swap Three Hunter-Class Frigates by Three New Air Warfare Destroyers

We welcome the release of the Commonwealth of Australia’s Surface Combatant Review (SCR) as the Government moves to establish a next generation naval surface fleet.

Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
Royal Australian Navy Hunter-class Frigates to Receive Mk 45 Mod 4A 127mm Naval Guns

BAE Systems to deliver multiple Mk 45 naval guns to Hunter class frigates BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver multiple shipsets of the Mk 45 Medium Caliber

Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
FMS: Australia Requests Surface Combatant Program

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of long lead items, engineering development

Friday, 23 November, 2018
Saab Selected as Combat System Integration Partner for Hunter Class Frigates

Saab Australia has been selected by BAE Systems to be part of a team, including Lockheed Martin Australia, to deliver the combat system integration for the Hunter class frigate.

Friday, 29 June, 2018
Australia Selects BAE Systems to Build Nine Sea 5000 Hunter-Class Frigates

The Turnbull Government will deliver one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, create 4000 Australian jobs and secure a local naval shipbuilding industry

Tuesday, 26 June, 2018
FMS: Australia Seeks AEGIS Combat System Equipment for Australia Surface Combatants

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2018 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of equipment associated with the integration

Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
Australia Selects Aegis Weapon System for Future Frigate Program

Australia’s nine new war ships, set for construction in 2020, will be armed with American-built Aegis combat management systems, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said, citing

Australia Selects Saab 9LV Combat Management System for Future Frigate Program

Defence and security company Saab has been identified by the Australian government to provide the tactical interface to the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet of nine Future Frigates.

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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