8 Anzac-class frigates
One dual purpose gun
Two machine guns on mini typhoon mounts
Six machine guns (crew served)
Mk 41 vertical launch system with Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles
Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Weight: 3600 tonnes
Entered service in 1996
First frigate expected to retire in the early 2030s and the last in the early 2040s
2 Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ships
Six helicopter spots
Four typhoon weapon systems
Six machine guns
3 Hobart-class destroyers
48-cell Mk 41 vertical launch system for missiles
One 5-inch gun
Two Mk 32 Mod 9 two-tube torpedo launchers
Fully operational since 2021
Cost: $9.1 billion
Weight: 7000 tonnes
2 launched Arafura class patrol vessel
Twelve vessels planned in total
One autocannon
Two machine guns
Cost: $3.6 billion
Weight: 1640 tonnes
9 Hunter-class frigates
First vessel expected to be delivered 2032
Estimated cost: $45 billion+
Weight: 9900 tonnes
Length: 150m
Landing pad for one helicopter
Carries torpedoes and advanced anti-ship missiles
32-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System
One dual purpose gun
Two short-range gun systems
Two close in weapons systems
Source: navy.gov.au. Illustrations: Jamie Brown.