Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia—Minister for Defence) (14:31): Senator Patrick, you will be glad to know that the answer is yes. The Hunter class frigate project remains on track to meet government and Navy requirements. Design activities are well underway, and we commenced prototyping in December 2020 on time and as planned. The next design milestone—system definition review—will occur between March and November next year. We remain on track to cut steel in 2022.
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