01/19/2017: HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) has conducted a three week Systems Qualification Trail (SQT) off the east coast of Australia. The SQT, following a period of dry docking and maintenance for much of the year, is a series of measured trails designed to validate the ship’s combat systems. The successful SQT…
12/18/2016: HMAS Parramatta successfully launched an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) in a test off the east coast of Australia. The ESSM is a short range, self defense weapon, optimized for anti-ship missile defence. Credit: Australian Ministry of Defence 11/28/16
12/05/2016: HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) successfully launched an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) in a test off the east coast of Australia. The missile firing was the first conducted in Automatic Self Defence (ASD) mode from one of three Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigates (FFG). The ESSM is a short…
