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Mogami-class Frigate Delivery Timeline
Projected delivery schedule for the new frigate fleet.
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Australia and Japan to seal $10b warship mega-deal
Apr 17, 2026 – 12.57pmCanberra/Tokyo | Australia is set to sign a $10 billion contract for three Japanese-built frigates, a landmark in Australia-Japan defence ties as both nations deepen military co-operation in response to China’s rise.Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, will meet in Melbourne on Saturday to announce that the contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the frigates has been signed.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Australia to ink $10bn warships deal with Japan | news.com.au ...
Australia will on Saturday commit to replacing its World War II-era ANZAC-class warships with Japanese-designed Mogami-class frigates under a deal worth billions.NewsWire understands Defence Minister Richard Marles will ink the deal with his Japanese counterpart in Melbourne eight months after Mitsubishi Heavy Industries beat a German bid.Under the agreement, initially costing taxpayers $10bn, the Japanese shipbuilder will produce 11 Mogamis for the Navy.Three frigates will be built in Japan and the remaining eight built at Western Australia’s Henderson Defence Precinct.Australia is expected to get its first Japanese-built Mogami by 2029 and its third by 2034.If delivered on time, which the Japanese have given assurances on, the new fleet will be the fastest defence acquisition of its size in Australian history.In a speech on Thursday, Mr Marles hailed the imminent deal as part of “the most ambitious modernisation of Australia’s maritime capability since the Second World War”.The total end cost of the agreement remains unknown.More to come.
Australia Awards A$10 Billion Warship Contract to Japan's MHI ...
Australia has awarded a A$10 billion (US$6.5 billion) contract to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply 11 next‑generation Mogami‑class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The vessels, featuring advanced missile systems, a 10,000‑nautical‑mile range and a crew of just 90 sailors, will replace the aging Anzac‑class and bolster Australia's maritime capabilities. The initial three ...
Australia's new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but ...
The HMAS Arunta, an ANZAC-class frigate, at a port in the Philippines in 2015. Jun Dumaguing/EPA Risks with the Japan deal There are also a range of risks with the new deal. One is that the new Mogami ship doesn't actually exist yet. We've ordered an upgraded Mogami, based on a new design. Japan has even said Australia could get one of the upgraded ships ahead of its own navy [11]. This ...
