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Royal Australian Navy Hunter Tier Hull-59

naval4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:ASC / BAE Systems AustraliaIntroduced: 2017|Status: active|Origin: Australia

NAVALSPEC // NAVAL-PLATFORM-VARIANT-59

Royal Australian Navy Hunter Tier Hull-59

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

View in Naval Rankings

FIREPOWER

N/A

MOBILITY

N/A

PROTECTION

N/A

SENSORS

N/A

COMBAT VALUE

N/A

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typefrigate

Categorynaval

Country🇦🇺Australia

ContractorASC / BAE Systems Australia

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2017

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length135 m

Width18.5 m

Height38 m

Weight5,500,000 kg

Crew180 personnel

Max Speed55 km/h

Range9,500 km

PowerplantASC / BAE Systems Australia Combined Gas Turbine / Diesel Marine Drive

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

Vertical Launch System (32x to 48x Guided Missiles)

SECONDARY WEAPONS

76mm / 127mm Naval GunClose-In Weapon System (CIWS)Torpedo Tubes

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteOPTIONAL

Sonar Unlisted

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE

Fincantieri🇦🇺

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇦🇺

Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: MTU Aero EnginesThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇦🇺

Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: SaabArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇦🇺

Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: KongsbergPayload: VLS Missile Array

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇦🇺

Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Thales Group

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

CountermeasuresChaff and Flare Decoy Launchers, 3D Phased Array Radar, Towed Sonar Array

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

1 Operator Nations~4 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇦🇺Australia	Domestic Operator	4units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

N/A

Mobility

N/A

Protection

N/A

Sensors

N/A

Reliability

N/A

Maintainability

N/A

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Last Verification Date2026-10-10