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Evolved SeaSparrow Missile

Support staff from Thales Australia, Port of Darwin and the ADF assist in the re-arming of HMAS Warramunga's vertical launching system in Darwin, NT. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan White. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Three navies re-load with missiles in Australia’s north

27/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2271 Views 1 Comment Darwin, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, HMAS Warramunga, Royal Canadian Navy, Thales, US Navy

With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward

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HMAS Arunta fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow missile off the coast of Western Australia to test its missile systems after undergoing the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program upgrade. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
News Sovereign industry 

$270million to boost guided-weapon parts production

13/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2339 Views 0 Comments BAE Systems Australia, ESSM, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile

BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $270 million contract to significantly increase the production of critical components and assemblies

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