澳大利亚向澳洲公司授予4B合同,提供8艘新战舰,促进国防和就业。 Australia awards $4B contract to Austal for 8 new warships, boosting defense and jobs.

澳大利亚已授予西澳大利亚州造船商Austal公司一项40亿美元的合同,以建造八艘登陆手工业重型船只,这是重大军事现代化努力的一部分。 Australia has awarded a $4 billion contract to Western Australian shipbuilder Austal to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels, part of a major military modernization effort. 这艘以Damen LST100设计为基础的100米船舶将建在Austal的亨德森设施和亨德森共同用户设施,工程将于2026年晚些时候开始,最后一艘船舶预计于2038年完成。 The 100-meter ships, based on the Damen LST100 design, will be built at Austal’s Henderson facility and the Henderson Common User Facility, with work starting later in 2026 and the final vessel expected by 2038. 该项目支持2024年国防战略,加强主权船舶建设能力,预计将创造数千个熟练就业机会。 The project supports the 2024 National Defence Strategy, enhances sovereign shipbuilding capacity, and is expected to create thousands of skilled jobs.