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First AWD Completes Sea Acceptance Trials 07 Maret 2016 The P-8A Poseidon (pictured) and F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft conducted low-level, fast-flying operations in support of the sea acceptance trials for NUSHIP Hobart. (photo : Aus DoD) The Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance has celebrated the completion of sea acceptance trials for NUSHIP Hobart, following 21 days at sea off the coast of South Australia, ahead of the ship’s delivery to Defence in June. AWD Alliance general manager Paul Evans said in a statement that the trials proved the advanced platform and combat systems aboard the ship. “Over the past five weeks, the AWD Alliance has conducted some 20 platform system tests and 45 combat system tests to successfully validate Hobart’s complete mission system; combined, these systems will deliver a world-leading capability for the Royal Australian Navy,” Evans said. “Completing acceptance sea trials on a first-of-class ship is a momentous occasion for the Alli...

Spanish Frigate Deploys to Australia for AWD Support 10 Januari 2017 SPS Cristobal Colon F 105 Guided Missile Frigate (photo : NATO) Spanish Navy’s Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón is scheduled to embark on a long-term deployment to Australia on January 9. Under an agreement between the two navies, the Aegis-equipped frigate will spend 120 days in Australia where it will help train future Australian Hobart-class destroyer sailors of the Australian Navy. By integrating into the Australian Navy fleet, Cristóbal Colón will provide dedicated training and familiarisation opportunities for the crews of Australian destroyers Hobart, Brisbane and Sydney. NUSHIP Hobart, the first of three destroyers, will start category 5 sea trials in mid-January 2017 and will be assisted in the process by ESPS Cristóbal Colón. If everything goes according to plan, the Spanish frigate is expected to return to Ferrol, Spain in early August 2017. This is ...