Ship profile
Hobart
HMAS DDG 39 - Australia - Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Key facts
Country
Australia
Class
Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Type
Guided Missile Destroyer
Status
active
Current ops
-
Latest public position
No public position available.
Public summary
The Hobart class air warfare destroyers are Australia's high-end Aegis surface combatants. SPY-1D(V), Mk 41 VLS, Standard/ESSM missiles, Harpoon, MU90 torpedoes, a 5-inch gun, Nulka decoys and MH-60R aviation give the class a strong area-air-defence and task-group escort role. The ships are central to protecting Australian amphibious and maritime task groups and to contributing to coalition air-defence operations.
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