Ship profile
Sydney
HMAS DDG 42 - Australia - Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Key facts
Country
Australia
Class
Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Type
Guided Missile Destroyer
Status
active
Current ops
Transit - Sydney
Latest public position
Area
Sydney
Updated
2026-06-09T13:03:04Z
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.
Current operations
Activity
Transit
Location
Sydney
Started
2026-06-09
Expected until
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HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy, departed from Sydney, Australia on June 9, 2026.
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