Australia’s Aegis Destroyer Will Improve its Defensive Capabilities
Debalina Ghoshal
13 August 20186 Minute Read
The Royal Australian Navy is leveraging the latest Aegis combat system, SM-6 interceptor missiles and its new Hobart-class destroyers to limit its vulnerability to proliferating ballistic and cruise missile threats in the Indo-Pacific region. This has implications for interoperability with allies and deterrence.