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Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Perth hints at the shape of the future

HMAS PerthHMAS Perth (Captain Malcolm Wise) has emerged from her Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade with a truly unique profile and has proven her mettle in the last two months of sea acceptance testing trials in the West Australian Exercise Area.

Perth was farewelled from Fleet Base West on the 27th of April by a crowd of family and friends and is now heading east to complete the trials in the East Australian Exercise Area and conduct rangings on the US Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility off the coast of Hawaii.

Perth’s Commanding officer, CAPT Mal Wise said that his crew had worked hard to establish the new system in the previous months.

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