On 14 August 1989, the Australian government announced that AMECON had been awarded the tender for construction of the Anzac class based on Blohm + Voss' modified MEKO 200 design.
Den 14. august 1989, bekendtgjorde den australske regering at AMECON havde vundet konkurrencen om konstruktionen af ANZAC-klassen baseret på Blohm + Voss' modificerede MEKO 200 design.