{"id":107916,"date":"2026-08-21T04:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/107916\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:34:11","slug":"australia-completes-first-hobart-class-destroyer-upgrade-yard-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/107916\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia completes first Hobart-class destroyer upgrade yard phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianmilitaryreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hobart-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Australian destroyer HMAS Hobart has completed the yard phase of its Destroyer Capability Enhancement programme. (ADF)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"504\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hobart-696x504.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Hobart\"\/><\/a>The Australian destroyer HMAS Hobart has completed the yard phase of its Destroyer Capability Enhancement programme. (ADF)<\/p>\n<p>Australia undocked HMAS Hobart on 20 August 2026, marking the completion of the yard phase of the Destroyer Capability Enhancement (DCE) programme that began in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Hobart is the first of three air warfare destroyers to undergo upgrades to their combat management systems and Aegis capabilities under this Sea 4000 Phase 6 effort. Work is being conducted by BAE Systems Australia at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>A key element of the programme is the Combat Systems Integration \u2013 Integrated Project Team (CSI-IPT), comprising BAE Systems Australia, Saab Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia.<\/p>\n<p>This team is upgrading the ships\u2019 Aegis combat system from Baseline 8 to Baseline 9.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade will provide the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with enhanced integrated air and missile defence capabilities, while enabling the integration of additional weapons through commercially available interfaces, including SM-6 surface-to-air missiles and Kongsberg\u2019s Naval Strike Missile.<\/p>\n<p>Work on Hobart also involved completely dismantling the combat information centre before installing Saab Australia\u2019s new Australian Interface.<\/p>\n<p>The system will also support integration with the Tomahawk weapon system. Sister ship HMAS Brisbane became the first RAN vessel to fire a Tomahawk cruise missile in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Aegis Baseline 9 combat management system and Saab interface are also planned for the Hunter-class frigates currently under construction at Osborne and the Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. Unlike the Hobart class, the Hunter class will use CEA Technologies\u2019 domestically developed CEAFAR 2 phased-array radar.<\/p>\n<p>As of 12 August, BAE Systems Australia had completed the prototyping phase of the Hunter-class programme. This phase covered five ship blocks and included development of major components such as the redesigned mast and accommodation spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The keel of the future HMAS Hunter is due to be officially laid on 24 August.<\/p>\n<p>by Chen Chuanren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Australian destroyer HMAS Hobart has completed the yard phase of its Destroyer Capability Enhancement programme. 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