The Royal Australian Navy has achieved a significant milestone by successfully integrating enhanced lethality strike capabilities into its surface combatant fleet. During Exercise RIMPAC 2024, the Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney conducted a successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), marking the replacement of the ageing Harpoon weapon system.

Royal Australian Navy successfully fires NSM missile from Hobart-class destroyer

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During Exercise RIMPAC 2024, the Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney conducted a successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), Royal Australian Navy said in a statement.