Australia awards $163M Anzac-class designer support contract

July 13, 2026, by Fatima Bahtić

BAE Systems Australia – Maritime, working with BMT, has been awarded the Anzac Class Designer Support Contract (DSC) to sustain and enhance the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac class fleet.

The BAE Systems Australia – Maritime & BMT partnership, dubbed ‘DSC-West’, reflects the decades of dedicated warship sustainment capabilities at the Henderson maritime precinct in West Australia.

It is a strategic collaboration that highlights both companies’ joint commitment to deliver superior, sovereign maritime capabilities for Australia.  

BAE Systems and BMT (which last year acquired Australian Maritime Technologies – AMT, with their heritage link to the original Anzac class designer), combine platform expertise,  design authority access, and sovereign capability support to enhance Anzac class vessels.   

The engineering design contract is valued at $163 million over seven years.

“This award marks a new chapter in Anzac class sustainment. As the company that constructed the Anzac fleet,  and successfully helped deliver two major upgrade programs across the class,  we’re proud to combine our experience with the expanded capabilities of BMT to deliver safe,  efficient and reliable outcomes for the Commonwealth,” David Shepherd, Managing Director, Surface Ships, BAE Systems Australia – Maritime, said.

“The DSC-West contract will be delivered out of the Henderson shipyard in Perth, as well across multiple offices in Melbourne, Sydney and other locations. The contract award leverages these teams’ deep platform knowledge, direct design authority access, and robust sovereign capability to deliver assured availability and future ready upgrades for the Anzac class,” Graeme Nayler, Managing Director, BMT , commented.