Friday, October 10, 2025
Latest:
  • Satellite’s progress is out of this world
  • Regional partners mark firsts on Ex Bersama Lima
  • Aussies proud of peacekeeping role
  • Building bonds in Timor-Leste
  • WW2 veteran celebrates a century

CONTACT magazine

Australia's best free military news site

  • NEWS
  • Poetry
  • Podcasts
  • Fitness
  • Videos
  • Archives
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Write to us
CONTACT magazine

Collins-class

USS Albuquerque accompanied by Collins-class submarine HMAS Rankin (front) off Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Julianne Cropley.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Navy continues Collins-class training with ASC

10/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4209 Views 0 Comments Collins-class

Defence has re-engaged ASC Pty Ltd to continue to deliver Royal Australian Navy’s training services for the Collins-class submarine program.

Read more
Leading Seaman Accoustic Warfare Analyst Underwater Controller 2nd in charge (LSAWA U/C2) Andrew Hume at a sonar console on HMAS Farncomb. Photo by Able Seaman Lincoln Commane.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Proposed sonar testing facility for Tasmanian lake

18/07/201818/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3286 Views 2 Comments Collins-class, sonar

Thales Australia, the University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College and AMOG Consulting today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to

Read more
A C-130J Hercules overflies a Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine off the WA coast. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Collins-class to get $100million sonar upgrade

23/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4741 Views 0 Comments Collins-class, sonar upgrade

Thales has signed a design and pre-production contract to upgrade Australia’s Collins-class submarine sonar systems, enhancing their capability to outperform

Read more
Submariners haul in on berthing lines as HMAS Rankin comes along side Diamantina Pier, Fleet Base West, returning home after the submarine completed a nine month deployment.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Rankin home after ‘longest deployment’

20/07/201627/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6487 Views 0 Comments Collins-class, HMAS Rankin

By Andrew Bujdegan and LSIS Bradley Darvill HMAS Rankin has returned to HMAS Stirling following her recent nine-month deployment which Commander Submarine

Read more

Hours more reading…

OUR SUPPORTERS…