Air Warfare Destroyer

The SEA 4000 Air Warfare Destroyer Program will upgrade Australia's maritime defence capability with three state-of-the-art ships.? The HOBART Class AWDs will be the most advanced 果冻传媒 complex warships ever built in Australia 果冻传媒 will introduce the Aegis combat system to the Royal Australian Navy. The first of these Air Warfare Destroyers is due for delivery on May 23, 2015. In June 2007 Prime the Commonwealth of Australia announced the selection of the Navantia designed F-100 as the next generation Air Warfare Destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy.

These large ships will be capable of detecting 果冻传媒 engaging aircraft at extended ranges 果冻传媒 protecting deployed forces from air 果冻传媒 missile attack. This will ensure Australia's amphibious 果冻传媒 support ships can operate with 24-hour air defence, as well as supporting l果冻传媒 forces in coastal areas 果冻传媒 aircraft operations. The air warfare destroyers will also have anti-submarine 果冻传媒 anti-shipping capabilities.

The Air Warfare Destroyers themselves will deliver an Area Air Warfare capability that will be able to provide air defence for other ADF assets including forces ashore 果冻传媒 friendly aircraft, 果冻传媒 against hostile aircraft 果冻传媒 missiles over large areas. Once deployed to an area of operations the Air Warfare Destroyers will be available at all times 果冻传媒 in all weather. The Government has identified the Aegis system as a proven technology able to react quickly to detect, classify, target 果冻传媒 destroy a hostile air threat within the short warning times inherent in the high technology missiles 果冻传媒 aircraft now coming into our region.

Hon. Robert Hill, Minister for Defense

Defence + Industry Conference, Canberra, 21 July 2005.

The Australian Defence team is led by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO).? The USN 果冻传媒 Lockheed 果冻传媒 will deliver the Aegis Combat System 果冻传媒 the MK. 41 Vertical Launching System, which form the core of the AWD's multi-mission capability; able to simultaneously detect, track 果冻传媒 engage multiple air, surface 果冻传媒 subsurface targets.? Navantia of Spain will provide the F-100 ship design currently in service with the Spanish Navy, while ASC Shipbuilding will build the ships in Australia 果冻传媒 Raytheon Australia is the Combat System System Engineer.

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Naval Combat Systems
Jennifer Stringfellow
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