
South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has started with the development of a new operational concept combining manned and unmanned systems for the Republic of Korea Navy.

BMT and Boeing Defence Australia have partnered to provide the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with a modern maritime communications system, under Project SEA1442 Phase 5.

French shipbuilder Naval Group and Indonesian counterpart PT PAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start the creation of an Indonesian Energy Research Lab

BAE Systems Australia has secured a three-year contract extension with the Commonwealth of Australia to provide in-service periscope support for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) six Collins-class submarines.

BAE Systems Australia has awarded WA-based company VEEM a $1.76 million contract to manufacture two prototype propeller blades and a propeller hub under the guidance of OEM Kongsberg Maritime.

The Australian Government has signed a five-year contract with Raytheon Australia to continue to invest in the capability of the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of Collins-class submarines.

Defence company Austal Australia has taken possession of a de-commissioned Armidale-class patrol boat (ACPB), former HMAS Maitland, from the Commonwealth of Australia, to begin planning, modification, and test and evaluation of autonomous and remotely operated systems.

Norwegian defence supplier Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed an initial contract valued at NOK 489 million ($48.4 million) with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability.

Royal Australian Navy’s lead Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel, HMAS Supply, has completed a first-of-class firing trial of the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) during a regional presence deployment.

Thales Australia has entered into a collaboration agreement with Expal Systems to establish sovereign capability solutions in Australia for large caliber naval munitions and fuzes.

Raytheon Anschütz, a business of Raytheon Technologies, has signed a contract with BAE Systems Australia’s maritime division for the initial design work of an integrated navigation and bridge system for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigate program.

Defence company BAE Systems Australia has secured an export contract to deliver critical hardware and software sub-assemblies into the global Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) program.

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.