Four Typhoon stabilised weapons systems have been installed onboard NUSHIP Canberra, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) under construction for the Royal Australian Navy. The advanced weapons systems, comprising a 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun and a coaxially mounted M240 7.62mm machine gun, will be t
Russia: Navy Commissions SSBN Yury Dolgoruky The Project 955 Borei nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yury Dolgoruky was commissioned… The Philippines: AGHAM Calls for Naval, Ship-Building Self-Reliance In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advo
Since returning to sea this March, after an extended refit period, Australian Navy’s Landing Ship Dock HMAS Choules spent most of the year taking part in numerous amphibious training and aviation exercises. Among the most important tasks in 2013, HMAS Choules participated in joint amphibious Exercis
Brazilian Aircraft Carrier Restored to Full Capacity The Brazilian Navy has hired DCNS to carry out a ship check on the forward catapult of its aircraft carrier São Paulo. DCNS team of engineers conducted the diagnostics and trials for the Brazilian Navy in November at the naval premises of Rio de J
The crew of HMAS Tobruk returned to Garden Island, Sydney, after spending the last six weeks on a relief mission in the Philippines, following Tropical Cyclone Haiyan. Commodore Jonathan Mead, Acting Commander of Australian Fleet, welcomed the sailors and officers back home and congratulated them
Raytheon company has received a USD 42.58 million contract for the manufacture and delivery of AN/AQS-22 Airbone Low Frequency Sonar spares for the Royal Australian Navy. The sonar is an undersea warfare sensor of the MH-60R helicopter, which enables the aircraft to accomplish the assigned undersea
Atlas Elektronik to Supply Sonar for Royal Thai Navy’s New Frigate ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH has been commissioned by the Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Ma- rine Engineering (DSME) with the supply and integration of a bow sonar (ASO) as well as a low- frequency active towed array sonar (ACTAS) for a
2013 was one of the busiest years on recent record for the Royal Australian Navy Fleet. During a period of substantial border protection activity, and against a backdrop of international piracy and narcotics trading interdiction in the Middle East and Indian Ocean, the Navy continued to meet its mis
The hull of the second and last of the Royal Australian Navy’s new amphibious ships has departed from Vigo in northern Spain, Australian Defence Minister Senator David Johnston today announced. The Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) hull will be transported to Melbourne, Australia, by the Heavy Lift Ship
Australian Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann and Minister for Defence Hon David Johnston announced today that they stand firm behind their coalition, adding that they are committed to the efficient delivery of the country’s Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) programme. “Since coming into Government, I
“Over the past month the ADF has moved thousands of tonnes of aid, evacuated displaced people, and helped around 15,500 kids get back to school.” The majority of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have returned to Australia after completing their Typhoon Haiyan recovery assistance mission in t
Australian personnel onboard HMAS Melbourne have seized and destroyed amphetamines valued at approximately $11.3 million during two separate boardings over the past week in the Arabian Sea as part of the Combined Maritime Forces.E Approximately $6.2 million of amphetamines was discovered during the
Aircrew, maintainers and support personnel of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) 725 Squadron marked another milestone Dec. 12 when their first pair of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters touched down at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, after a two-day flight from the Lockheed Martin facility in Owego, N.Y. Pi
“We have very hard working people in the ADF. They have worked tirelessly to assist in the multi-national response and we can be very proud of what they have achieved.” Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Tobruk has returned to Townsville to disembark 35 Army personnel and unload equipment following Aus
