According to a press release published by Thales on March 12, 2021, in Cairns, Thales Australia, Austal and Tropical Reef Shipyard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the Australian Government’s National Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Enterprise.
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| HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), is the lead ship of the Armidale class of patrol boats serving in the Royal Australian Navy RAN (Picture source: Thales) |
