
Engineering and ship design consultancy BMT has decided to offer an updated concept design from its ELLIDA multi-role logistics ship design family for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) joint support ship project, SEA2200.

Thales Australia and Ocius Technologies have entered a teaming agreement to advance the development and deployment of a scalable unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capability equipped for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and surveillance missions.

Defence firm BAE Systems Australia has revealed that twelve firms from Australia will be subcontracted to manufacture, assemble and supply thousands of valves for the first batch of three Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates.

Defence technology company Anduril Industries and the Australian Defence Force are entering into commercial negotiations for a $100 million co-funded design, development and manufacturing program for extra large autonomous undersea vehicles (XL-AUVs) for the Royal Australian Navy.

The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, after an 18-month maintenance period.

The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines will be refitted with a new “cutting-edge optronics system”, according to the announcement made by the country’s Defence Minister Peter Dutton.

Australia’s Department of Defence will order two more evolved Cape-class patrol boats from Austal Australia, according to the announcement made by the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 18 April.

The UK, the US, and Australia will focus on new elements of collaboration under AUKUS pact, originally announced last September to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.

The leaders of AUKUS pact, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and US President Joe Biden, met yesterday to review the progress in implementing AUKUS partnership.

The Australian Government has approved the accelerated acquisition of improved weapon capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) at a total cost of $3.5 billion.

German-based electronics company Rohde & Schwarz has equipped the Royal Australian Navy’s evolved Cape-class patrol boat with its naval integrated communications system (NAVICS).

The Royal Australian Navy has taken delivery of the first evolved Cape class patrol boat built by defence contractor Austal.