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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

HMAS Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Newcastle return after $1.5bn upgrade

Adelaide classA troubled $1.5 billion upgrade of the Navy's four Adelaide class frigates has finally been completed, almost five years behind schedule.

Prime contractor Thales Australia today announced the four warships, HMAS Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Newcastle, had been contractually accepted into service by the navy and the project had been struck from the Government's notorious “Projects of Concern” blacklist.

Speaking at the opening of the Pacific 2010 Maritime Congress exposition in Sydney, Defence Minister John Faulkner said valuable lessons had been learnt.

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