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FORBIN said:

2 to 4 Expected

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The Australian Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance announced that all 4 AN/SPY-1D(V) radar arrays have been installed on the first vessel of the class, the future HMAS Hobart. SPY-1 is the primary air search radar of the Aegis Combat System. The S-band multi-function phased array radar system is designed to meet the most demanding requirements and environments. SPY-1 can automatically track multiple targets simultaneously while maintaining continuous surveillance of the sky, from the wave tops to the stratosphere.

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navyreco said:

All 4 SPY-1 Radar Arrays installed on Royal Australian Navy Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer

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Jura said:

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it's in Sydney?

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The actual flight trials while the ship is at sea will be conducted for about eight weeks from early March 2015

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Sea Waves said:

The Australian Coalition Government continues its commitment to increasing investment in Australian defence infrastructure.
According to a report by Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Defence, reports of massive job losses in the industry are speculative.
Over the last six years, defence spending dropped to levels not seen since 1938.

The former government’s decisions led to 119 defence projects being delayed, 43 projects being reduced in scope and eight projects cancelled, risking critical capability gaps.

Under the Coalition more than $1 billion worth of defence work is continuing in South Australia alone, including 44 separate acquisition projects such as the Air Warfare Destroyer programme, the support and upgrade of the RAAF’s P3 Orion aircraft fleet, and upgrades to ANZAC Class Frigates and the Army’s communications systems.

This is addition to the Future Submarine program.

Over the next four years – subject to the outcomes of the Defence white paper – there will be up to $4.2 billion in defence spending for building and sustaining defence materiel.

Australia will acquire eight P8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and the Government has committed to the acquisition of the highly-capable Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

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Defense News said:

TOKYO – Japan is proposing jointly building Australia's new submarines, instead of exporting a new fleet, a report said Monday, after concerns in Canberra over the effect on the domestic ship-building industry.
Under the proposal, Japan's defense ministry is to cooperate with Australia in developing special steel and other materials for its new submarines, while Tokyo will be in charge of assembling them, the Mainichi Shimbun said.

The Australian side has taken "a positive stance" on the proposal, the daily said, adding that the two countries may strike a deal by the end of 2015.

Australia needs to replace its fleet of diesel and electric-powered subs, which date from the 1990s, and Japan's high-tech ship-building industry is thought to be well-placed to win the contract.

But opposition politicians and industry groups in Australia protest that losing the contract could deal a potentially fatal blow to naval shipbuilding at home, with a knock-on effect for associated industries.

However, critics point out that Japan may be able to supply the fleet for as little as half of the cost of making it at home.
Japan is on a drive to promote its manufacturing industries abroad.[/COLOR]

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