Navantia Australia with a breakthrough DSC contract. Does it matter to Polish Orca?

Navantia Australia has signed Design Services Contract (DSC) for comprehensive design and engineering support for all ships built on the basis of Navantia's designs, serving the Royal Australian Navy. This is the first Spanish concern agreement concluded directly with the Commonwealth of Australia and an important step in the development of Navantia Australia.

The contract covers a wide range of support for Hobart (DDG) rocket destroyers, Canberra (LHD) landing vessels, LLC (Landing Craft) landing units and Supply (AOR) logistics support units. The contract is a result Requests for offers and intensive negotiations with the Department of Defense of Australia, and at the same time the result of Navantia's long-standing experience in supporting the life cycle of ships and the firm's consistent commitment to industrial capacity development in partner countries.

The signing ceremony was attended by representatives of Navantii's supreme management, including Ricardo Dominguez Garcia-Baquero, Navantia's operational director Spain Gonzalo Mateo-Guerrero and the president's advisor, Vice Admiral (retired) Javier Romero.

This is the result of our experience and long-term commitment to the industrial capacity of the Australian Community.
Ricardo Dominguez Garcia-Baquero, President of Navantia

Under a signed contract Design Services Contract (DSC), Navantia Australia will become the central contractor of design and engineering services for these units, consolidating the existing contracts into one contract agreement. It gives you a page the Australian ability to implement a more effective model of multi-platform support, including supply chain management and development of national capacity.

It is the largest contract in the history of Navantia Australia, which will provide long-term stability not only to our employees, but to the entire shipping industry in Australia.
Jamie Gibbs, Operations Director of Navantia Australia

The DSC framework and duration provide Navantia Australia with the opportunity to continue investing in engineering capacity building by expanding training paths and supporting cooperation with the academic community and industry. Objective is preparing future personnel of the ship sector to carry out tasks related to the maintenance and development of the Royal Australian Navy fleet throughout the life cycle of ships. Navantia Australia has consistently developed local industrial capacity under the DSC Agreement and is announcing further, close cooperation with the Australian Community in the following years.

The agreement also opens up the possibility of further investment in training programmes and cooperation with the scientific sector, which is intended to strengthen the country's sovereign engineering capabilities and modernise the life cycle management structures of the Royal Australian Navy fleet.

Spanish industrial presence model in Australia – will Poland benefit from this?

Navantia, as a state-owned company of the SEPI Group, has been actively supporting industrial policies of the countries with which it cooperates for years. At the request of the UK government, the Spanish company acquired four shipyards, employing about a thousand workers, to support the construction of support vessels for the Royal Navy. Navantia has ensured the continuity of work and technology transfer of which We wrote on our portal.

In Australia, according to the expectations of the government, Navantia not only designs ships, but also manages the local shipyard, building the capacity to maintain the fleet and manage assets.

It is impossible not to ask: what will be the wish of the Polish government in the context of the programme Eagle? The Spanish have a competitive offer covering not only new generation submarines, but also a comprehensive industrial cooperation model based on real technology transfer and capacity building in the recipient country.

The example of Australia and the UK shows that the Spanish are ready to adapt to the expectations of the government side – both in terms of the location of the construction and implementation of the entire cycle: from design, through construction, to unit support after entering the service. Is Poland Will he follow them and invite Madrid to the table? The Spanish declare their readiness to act – the question whether Warsaw will use it.

Source: Navantia Australia