Navantia Australia has announced on-time delivery of key milestones for the SEA 4000 Phase 6 Hobart Class Guided Missile Destroyer Combat Systems Modernisation program.

The subsidiary of Spanish state-owned company Navantia, working as platform systems designer on the program, has announced ship design and platform integration of a modernised Aegis Weapon System under Baseline 9, Tomahawk Weapon System and Saab Australian Interface into the Hobart Class Guided Missile Destroyers.

The shipbuilder is working with industry partners, including Lockheed Martin Australia and Saab Australia, to deliver a functional design for the program.

Navantia Australia managing director Israel Lozano said plans are developing to expand the Navantia team into Adelaide to support the Osborne Shipyard to facilitate the transition to production.

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