Friday, October 10, 2008

Air Warfare Destroyer

IOC: 2014
Total Production: 3
Total Program's Cost: USD$4.6 billion

Hobart

Unitary Cost: USD$1.5 billion

Also Known As
Air Warfare Destroyer
AWD
Project SEA 4000

Origin
Australia

Program Status:
Under Construction

Contractor/s
ASC Pty Ltd
Navantia
Raytheon
Tenix

Derived from:
F100 Alvaro de Bazan

Sensors & Communications:
AN/SPQ-9B
AN/SPY-1D (4)

Guns & Missile Launchers:
AEGIS
Mk 45 mod 4

Protection Systems:
AN/SLQ-25A SSTD
CEC
Nulka

Description: The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), also known as project SEA 4000, is a project aimed at providing Australian Royal Navy with an advanced anti-air warfare (AAW) destroyer for the 21st century. The Australian Department of Defence has estimated that AWD project will cost AUD6 billion ($4.6 billion) considering three AWD destroyers. These ships will assume forward deployed troops protection from air threats, air defense for Navy task groups and generation of a coordinated air picture for fighters and surveillance aircraft.

The new destroyer will be built around successful Lockheed-Martin's Aegis weapon system as the AWD core system. The Aegis selection was announced in August 2004 and was done influenced by the US Navy's experience with such a weapon system. Raytheon Australia was selected on 21 April 2005 as preferred bidder for AWD combat system-system engineer.

On 31 May, 2005, the Australian government announced that ASC Pty Ltd was selected as preferred shipbuilder for the AWD project. Bath Iron Works, a Northrop-Grumman subsidiary, teamed up with ASC and will provide its expertise on AEGIS-equipped ships. The first AWD was envisaged to enter into service by 2013.

In late January 2006 Lockheed Martin and Computer Sciences Corporation agreed to implement Aegis Open Architecture (AOA) solution to AWD destroyer. AOA exploits commercial computing technology.

Specifications
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 127 mm

Hobart - Contracts, Orders & Sales
Thursday, October 04, 2007 Australia procurement of three Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers through national production beginning in 2013. Tenix/Navantia will be responsible for the ship's design, which is based on Spanish F100-class frigates; Raytheon Australia will provide the AEGIS weapon system and ASC Shipbuilding will the ships for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Raytheon was awarded a $1.2 billion (AUD$1.4 billion) contract for the supply of the "Australianized" AEGIS weapon systems October 4, 2007.
Items: 3

News
Mk 45 Mod 4 Naval Gun to Equip Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers

FMS: Australia Requests AEGIS Combat System

FMS: Australia Requests AEGIS Combat System Components

AWD Alliance Paves the Way for First Destroyer Construction

Australia Selects Spanish Design for its Air Warfare Destroyer

Lockheed Martin Awarded Aegis Weapon System Contract for Australia and Spain

Raytheon Awarded Aegis Transmitter Groups Contract for Australia and Spain

FMS: Australia Wants MK 41 Launching Systems

MDA, Japan Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin Complete Missile Defense Test

SPY-1F Radar System Undergoing at-Sea Testing

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Operators

Australia / 3 / Planned

Ships

AWD2 / Planned

AWD3 / Planned

HMAS Hobart / Under Construction

Commissioning: 2014

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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