ProtectedShips $180m for anti-ship missile defence By ANI - May 6, 2023 0 224 Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney strikes a land target with a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. The Albanese Government has committed $180 million over the next 5 years to modernise the anti-ship missile defence capabilities on Royal Australian Navy ships, a Defence media statement says (May 2023). Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)