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Australian Navy retires HMAS Sirius after 15 years of service

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Australia’s first evolved Cape-class patrol boat starts sea trials

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Australia’s first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel hits the water

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German frigate enters South China Sea on 1st Indo-Pacific deployment in two decades

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Lockheed Martin bags $23M Aegis contract for RAN’s Hobart-class destroyers

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Australian Navy welcomes largest group of new officers in seven decades

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Philippine Navy retires two corvettes after 40 years of service

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Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and US wrap up joint military drills in Asian waters

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Trinidad and Tobago commissions 2 new Cape-class patrol vessels

Trinidad and Tobago has commissioned two Cape-class patrol boats TTS Port of Spain (CG41) and TTS Sc...

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German Navy joins Indo-Pacific naval exercise first time in two decades

Five international navies, including the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Ger...

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UAE, Israel companies to jointly develop unmanned surface vessels

UAE-based defense tech company Edge Group has signed a strategic agreement with Israel Aerospace Ind...

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BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design data to Australia

British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has unveiled that it is transferring more ...

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USS Rushmore reaches Sasebo for forward-deployed service

The amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore has arrived at Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, as the ...

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AUKUS partners pen deal to exchange classified naval nuclear propulsion data

The Australian government has signed an exchange of naval nuclear propulsion information-sharing agr...

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  • Industry
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RAN commissions second Supply-class AOR ship

The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned the second Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AO...

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Keel laid for Pakistan Navy’s final Milgem-class corvette

The Pakistan Navy has held a keel laying ceremony for its fourth Milgem-class corvette at Karachi Sh...

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Australian DoD launches new tender to maintain Hobart-class destroyers

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has issued a tender for a capability life cycle manager (...

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Nuclear-powered subs to dictate naval engine trends in next decade, report shows

As part of the naval modernization initiatives, the acquisition of next-generation nuclear-powered b...

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  • Industry
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Austal hands over new Guardian-class patrol boat to Australian DoD

Defence contractor Austal Australia has delivered new Guardian-class patrol boat (GCPB) NUSHIP Franc...

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Warships from world’s largest naval forces join multilateral exercise

Naval forces from Australia, Japan, the UK, and the US have joined together in the multinational Mar...

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Austal floats out first “evolved” Cape-class patrol boat

Australian shipbuilder Austal has launched the first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats built fo...

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Papua New Guinea commissions second Guardian-class patrol boat from Australia

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) has commissioned its second Guardian-class patrol vessel ...

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Australian Navy’s crew safe after helicopter crash in Philippine Sea

The Royal Australian Navy has reported that three crewmembers of the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter are s...

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  • Industry
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Japan launches, names second Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine

Hakugei, the second Taigei-class unit in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF) new class o...

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  • Industry
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Australia in talks to lease, buy existing subs

The Australian government will be in discussions to lease or buy the existing submarines from the US...

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Royal Australian Navy retires two of its oldest vessels

The Royal Australian Navy’s oldest vessels, HMA ships Paluma and Mermaid, have been farewelled from ...

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