New Zealand's first ANZAC-class frigate departs Canada after upgrades

摘要

The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) first Anzac(MEKO200)-dass frigate, HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77), departed British Columbia, Canada, on 30 November 2020 after completing its Frigate Sys-tems Upgrade (FSU) programme. The NZD639 million (USD4S0 mil-lion) FSU programme seeks to restore the high-tempo warfighting capabili-ties of the RNZN's two Anzac-class frig-ates, which have been in service since the 1990s, and will extend their lives beyond 2030. Work is being carried out at Seaspan Shipyards' facility in Victoria, with Lockheed Martin Canada taking the role of prime contractor and combat system integrator forthe FSU programme.