Australia’s first Hobart-class destroyer completes weapons, systems evaluation

Australia's first-of-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart has successfully demonstrated its ability to conduct co-operative fleet-area air defence operations.
The trials validate the Royal Australian Navy's capacity to interoperate with the US Navy in high-intensity combat operations
The trials, which included a variety of combat scenarios including evasive manoeuvres against anti-ship missiles, fighter aircraft, and surface combatants, were completed in late-2018 at an undisclosed location off the US West Coast.
In November 2018, Hobart also demonstrated its ability to establish secure data links with the USN's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Finn.
Australia's Hobart class is derived from the Spanish Navy's (Armada Española's) Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate.
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First Blocks for Second RAN AWD Delivered to Adelaide

Australian Minister for Defence Materiel announced that the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance has taken delivery of the first blocks from Melbourne for the second air warfare destroyer, Brisbane.

The three guided-missile destroyers are being constructed using a modular method where blocks are manufactured across four shipyards and consolidated at the South Australian Government’s Common User Facility at Techport Australia.

The first destroyer Hobart is expected to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in early 2016. Consolidation of second ship Brisbane is due to start in early 2014. Fabrication has begun on the blocks for the third destroyer Sydney.

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Comienza construcción de destructores clase Hobart para Australia/Metal cutting begins for Australia’s Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers

La Armada de Australia, dió un gigantesco paso en Junio de 2007, cuando eligió a los diseños ganadores de sus programas navales clave: La clase Canberra LHD, un buque de operaciones anfibias, basado en el buque "Juan Carlos I", que Navantia ha construído para la Armada Españoal y la clase Hobart, destructores antiaéreos con tecnología AEGIS, basados en la fragatas F-100 de Navantia, para la Armada Española también.
Bajo el programa SEA 4000, Australia planea sustituir sus destructores de defensa aérea ya retirados con un moderno sistema, que le permita operar con la US Navy y otras marinas aliadas. Aunque la misión principal de la clase Hobart es la defensa antiaérea, tambián tiene capacidades antisubmarinas y antisuperficie.
La compañia española Navantia ganó el concurso valorado en 11.000 millones de dólares australianos, para la clase Canberra LHD y la clase Hobart, basado en sus diseños "Juan Carlos I" y la clase F-100. La entrada en servicio estaba prevista para 2013, pero esta fecha se ha retrasado a 2014-2015.
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The Royal Australian Navy took a pair of giant steps in June 2007, when it selected winning designs for its keystone naval programs: Canberra Class LHD amphibious operations vessels, and Hobart Class “air warfare destroyers.”
Under the SEA 4000 Air Warfare Destroyer program, Australia plans to replace its retired air defense destroyers with a modern system that can provide significantly better protection from air attack, integrate with the US Navy and other Coalition partners, offer long-range air warfare defense for Royal Australian Navy task groups, and help provide a coordinated air picture for fighter and surveillance aircraft. Despite their name and focus, the ships are multi-role designs with a “sea control” mission that also includes advanced anti-submarine and surface warfare capabilities.
Spain’s Navantia made an A$ 11 billion clean sweep, winning both the A$ 3 billion Canberra Class LHD and the A$ 8 billion Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer contracts. The new AWD ships were scheduled to begin entering service with the Royal Australian Navy in 2013, but that date has now slipped to 2014-2015. Recent updates involves readiness of the 1st Australian AEGIS system, contracts for secondary radars, and a Harpoon-related contract…