Company Profile: ASC

ASC Pty Ltd is committed to building the most advanced naval warships in the nation. This commitment has seen us establish Australia's largest repository of naval high-end skills, as well as working relationships with over 1,400 suppliers, capability partners, universities and specialist providers.

Initially established in 1985 as Australian Submarine Corporation, we were subsequently chosen in 1987 as the prime contractor for the design, manufacture and delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) fleet of six Collins Class submarines.

For more than 20 years, we have built on our strengths and commitments which led to our being awarded the role of shipbuilder for the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer Program. The project will see the most advanced and complex warships ever built in Australia being constructed in our Osborne, South Australia shipbuilding facility.

In December 2003, we signed a multi-billion dollar contract for the through-life support of the Collins Class submarines over 25 years. The contract assigns us with responsibility for the design, maintenance and enhancement of the Class until the end of their operational life-cycle.