The Diplomat:
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) second air warfare destroyer, NUSHIP Brisbane (DDG 42), has been officially handed over to the Australian Department of Defense (DoD) in a ceremony attended by Minister for Defense Industry Christopher Pyne at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia on July 27.
The future HMAS Brisbane is the second of three 7,000-ton Hobart-class of guided-missile (air warfare) destroyers, based on the Navantia-designed Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate (aka F-100) currently in service with the Spanish Navy, to be handed over to the Australian DoD.
“By using a combination of Australian and globally proven technologies, these highly capable warships will contribute directly to our maritime security and allow us to work even closer with our allies,” Pyne was quoted as saying in the July 27 statement.
