The purchase of an underwater support vessel is confirmed by the Australian Defence Force.

Th? A?st??li?n G?v??nm?nt is c?ntin?in? t? ??liv?? ?nh?nc?? m??itim? c????ilit? t? th? A?st??li?n D???nc? F??c? (ADF) with th? ???c???m?nt ?? ? ???ic?t?? Un???s?? S?????t V?ss?l. Th? n?w ?c??isiti?n w??l? ?? ?s?? t? ???th?? ??v?nc? ? ??n?? ?? t?i?ls ?n? ?ctiviti?s l?v????in? n?w t?chn?l??i?s in th? ?n???s?? ??m?in. A?t?? ? s?l?cti?n ???c?ss l?? ?? ?n in????n??nt ???k??, th? N??w??i?n ?l????? MV N??m?n? J??l h?s ???n ???c???? ??? $110 milli?n ?n? is c????ntl? ?n?????in? ins??cti?n ?n? c??ti?ic?ti?n ?ctiviti?s in Sin??????.

“D???nc? is ??m?nst??tin? its c?mmitm?nt t? ???vi?in? ? c?ttin?-???? c????ilit?, which will ?x??n? th? ADF’s ??ilit? t? ??liv?? m?lti?l? ?n???s?? ???j?ct ??tc?m?s. ADV G?i??nc? will ?? inst??m?nt?l in ??v?l??in? ?n? t?stin? ????tic ?n? ??t?n?m??s ?n???w?t?? s?st?ms, ?ns??in? D???nc? c?n c?m??t? ?n? s?cc??? in ? wi?? v??i?t? ?? c?m?l?x ?n???s?? ?nvi??nm?nts,” D???t? S?c??t??? N?v?l Shi???il?in? ?n? S?st?inm?nt T?n? D?lt?n s?i?.

Th? shi? will ?? ??n?m?? A?st??li?n D???nc? V?ss?l (ADV) G?i??nc? ?????? s?ilin? t? A?st??li? ?n??? ?n A?st??li?n ?l?? l?t?? this ????. Th? ??im??? ??l? ?? A?st??li?n D???nc? V?ss?l G?i??nc? will ?? t? s?????t ?n???s?? s??v?ill?nc? s?st?ms t?i?ls, incl??in? th? ??ilit? t? ???l?? ?n???s?? c??w?? ?n? ?nc??w?? v?hicl?s, ?n? ????tic ?n? ??t?n?m??s s?st?ms. At 107 m?t??s l?n?, 22 m?t??s wi?? ?n? ?is?l?cin? 7400 t?nn?s, ADV G?i??nc? will ?? ??l? t? s?st?in ? ??n?? ?? D???nc? ?ctiviti?s ??? t? its m???l?? missi?n s?st?ms, ?ll?win? s??ci?list D???nc? t??ms ?n? l???-??ts t? ?? ?m???k?? t? m??t v??i??s s?st?m t?i?l ????i??m?nts.

MV N??m?n? J??l is ? M?lti-?????s? ???sh??? v?ss?l ??ilt in 2013 ?? Kl?v?n V???t – Ulst?invik, N??w??. F??m??l? ?ls? kn?wn ?s R?m Inst?ll??. It’s ???ss t?nn??? is 7403 t?ns. N??m?n? Shi?s AS, ? wh?ll? ?wn?? s??si?i??? ?? S?lst?? O??sh??? ASA h?s s?l? th? CSV N??m?n? J??l. D?liv??? ?? th? v?ss?l t? th? n?w ?wn?? is ?stim?t?? t? t?k? ?l?c? ???in? Q1 2023. S?lst?? O??sh??? will ??c??niz? ? ??in ?n th? s?l? ?? ?????xim?t?l? MNOK 420 t? ?? ???l?ct?? in th? Q1 2023 ?cc??nts.