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  • Lockheed Supports Sea Acceptance Trials of Australia's Future Aegis-Equipped Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Supports Sea Acceptance Trials of Australia’s Future Aegis-Equipped Destroyer

    Lockheed Martin has collaborated with an alliance composed of Australia’s defense department, Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary, ASC Shipbuilding and Navantia to conduct a five-week sea acceptance trial for a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer. The Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance and Lockheed jointly tested Australia’s future HMAS destroyer to verify the ship platform and determine if the vessel could support the Aegis combat system, Lockheed said Monday. […] More

  • Australia's 1st Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Initial At-Sea Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s 1st Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Initial At-Sea Tests

    A partnership between Australia’s defense department, shipbuilding company ASC and Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary has completed phase one trials for the first of the country’s three Hobart-class destroyers, The Lead South Australia reported Monday. Caleb Radford writes the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance performed the HMAS Hobart  builder’s sea trials off the coast of South Australia to evaluate the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. AWD Alliance General Manager […] More