The Sea 4000 project instituted by the Australian Department of Defence intends to acquire three Air Warfare Destroyers for introduction into service starting in 2013. These ships are slated to replace the remaining Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates as they retire from service. The USS McInerney (FFG 8), an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate. ...
The Air Warfare Destroyers will feature the Aegis combat system, and are to be based on one of three designs: The Aegis combat system, named for the mythological aegis shield, is a United States Navy weapons system. ...
A scaled back Arleigh Burke design by Gibbs & Cox that is commonly dubbed the "International Frigate"
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The AustralianAirWarfareDestroyer is a class of three ships which are planned to enter service with the Royal Australian Navy from 2013.
These ships will perform the same area air defence role as the withdrawn Perth class destroyers; the Chief of the Navy described their key capability as providing "a protective ‘bubble’ over whatever area they’re working in" [1], in which any hostile aircraft or missiles will be detected and shot down by the ship's combat systems.
Although described as an airwarfaredestroyer, with air defence as its primary role, the Aegis combat system is a multi-role system capable of engaging air, surface and undersea targets.
Australians were well represented in this dangerous task under the guns of the enemy with one Australian in command of a fleetsweeper and others scattered amongst the many anti-mine flotillas.
Another Australian Navy person had duties on board a motor minesweeper, which was ahead of the bombardment flotilla pounding the eastern section of the beachhead area during the early stages of the invasion.
The Australian Navy is represented in the warships of battleships and cruisers firing steel tonnage broadsides at the enemy strongpoints on the coastline and inland.
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