NAVANTIA CUTS FIRST STEEL FOR SECOND LHD

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Navantia has begun construction of Australia's second Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD 02) at its Ferrol yard in northern Spain.rn"This is a great achievement, with the steel being cut by Navantia seven weeks ahead of schedule," Minister for Defence Materiel Greg Combet said.rnBAE Systems Australia is prime contractor for the program to deliver two 27,000 tonne LHDs, that will form part of the ADF's broader amphibious deployment and sus-tainment system. The LHD is based on Na-vantia's BPE design for the Spanish Navy.