Planned Replacement
The RAN plans to begin removing their Anzacs from service from 2024 onwards. To replace them, a class of eight new frigates will be built under the SEA 5000 acquisition project. The frigates are predicted to have a displacement of up to 7,000 tonnes (6,900 long tons; 7,700 short tons), and although they will be oriented towards anti-submarine warfare, they are expected to be all-rounders, with the ability to also operate against air, sea-surface, and land targets.
The New Zealand 2010 Defence White Paper indicated that the RNZN's Anzacs will be replaced around 2030.
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