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Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds and Commander Ted Seymour, Commanding Office of NUSHIP Sydney, as the Royal Australian Navy marked the delivery of its third Air Warfare Destroyer. Photo by Kym Smith.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Final Air Warfare Destroyer handed over to Navy

28/02/202028/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5332 Views 1 Comment Air Warfare Destroyer

Navy’s final Air Warfare Destroyer – NUSHIP Sydney – was officially handed over to Defence In a moving ceremony today at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide.

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NUSHIP Brisbane on builder sea trials. AWD Alliance photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Second Air Warfare Destroyer delivered

29/07/201829/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6047 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer

Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer, NUSHIP Brisbane, has officially been handed over to Defence on Friday. CAPTION: NUSHIP Brisbane on builder

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AWD Hobart on initial sea trials, 2016. Photo courtesy the AWD Alliance.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Air Warfare Destroyer removed from Projects of Concern List

01/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3589 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer

The Air Warfare Destroyer project has been removed from the Projects of Concern list following continuing improvements in shipbuilding performance.

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Australian News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Second Air Warfare Destroyer starts sea trials

21/11/201721/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3861 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), NUSHIP Brisbane, has commenced its first phase of sea trials, which will

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Mrs Robyn Shackleton, wife of former Chief of Navy and Commanding Officer of HMAS Brisbane II, Vice Admiral David Shackleton (retired), was guest of honour and launching lady, sending the destroyer on her way with the traditional toast and smash of a bottle. Photographer unknown, via Navy Daily.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Second Air Warfare Destroyer launched

15/12/201618/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6028 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer

The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program reached a significant milestone in Adelaide today as the second of three destroyers was formally named

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AWD Alliance photo
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Successful builder trials on Air Warfare Destroyer

24/09/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5597 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer, builder trials

Today marks the successful completion of ship-builder sea trials for the future Air Warfare Destroyer Hobart, at Techport Australia in Adelaide.

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A RAAF EA-18G Growler crew fires an AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block II) missile at a BQM-74E aerial target during Exercise Archer 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photo supplied.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

US joins air and missile defence trials off NSW

19/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3615 Views 0 Comments AIM-9X Sidewinder, Beecroft Weapons Range, Exercise Archer, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Williamtown, US Air Force, US Navy

Australian and United States naval and air forces have completed live missile firing and advanced target trials off the NSW

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Figure 1. A racing drone used by the Air Force Drone Racing Association
Thought provoking 

The Weaponisation of Toys and Implications for the Air Force

25/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2464 Views 0 Comments

The Weaponisation of Toys and Implications for the Air Force Ryan Hodson Australian Defence Force The ‘poor man’s air force‘

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Historic imagery of the arrival of HMAS Sydney III to Jervis Bay with embarked aircraft which formed the Fleet Air Arm’s first squadrons.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

75th anniversary of air power projection

07/06/202415/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 0 Comments Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Albatross, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney, Jervis Bay

The Royal Australian Navy recently marked the 75th anniversary of rising above the waves and developing a fully integrated aerial

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Exercise Pacific Vanguard participants in the exercise control room in Guam. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan.
ADF People 

Air and missile defence practice in Guam

27/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1126 Views 0 Comments 822X Squadron, Exercise Pacific Vanguard, Guam

A small group of Navy personnel made a big impact recently during Exercise Pacific Vanguard in Guam. CAPTION: Exercise Pacific Vanguard

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From left, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Lachlan Ferry and Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Samantha Farrow on-board HMAS Hobart. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Destroyer opened to public in Cairns

16/12/202220/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2489 Views 0 Comments Australian Navy Cadets, HMAS Cairns, HMAS Hobart