PNG’s Pacific Patrol Boat crew get sea legs
One week after being handed over from shipbuilder Austal to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Nuship Ted Diro passed
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Pacific Patrol Boat fleet to be replaced
The Australian government signed a contract with Austal Ships Pty Ltd on 5 May to build and sustain up to
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Australia gifts new patrol boat to Solomon Islands
The Australian Government yesterday handed over the latest Guardian-class patrol boat – RSIPV Gizo – to the Solomon Islands at
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Samoa receives latest Guardian-class patrol boat
The fourth Guardian-class patrol boat built under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (SEA3036) Project was formally handed over to the
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Defence industry minister’s speech at Indo-Pacific Conference
SPEECH Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Melissa Price MP WA INDO-PACIFIC CONFERENCE **E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you for
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HMAS Sirius gets confusing head start on six-month Pacific mission
A Defence press release issued today says Joint Task Force 637 and Her Majesty’s Australian Ship Sirius will arrive in Fiji
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Tonga gifted Guardian-class patrol boat – third in class
A new Guardian-class patrol boat built by Austal in WA was today gifted to the Kingdom of Tonga. FILE PHOTO:
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New patrol boat gifted to Tuvalu
Australia today gifted a new Guardian-class patrol boat – the Te Mataili II – to the government of Tuvalu, in Western
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PNG commissions first Aussie-gifted patrol boat
Papua New Guinea Defence Force celebrated the commissioning of the first Guardian-class patrol boat, HMPNGS Ted Diro, on Friday 1
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PM Morrison address troops at Lavarack on new Pacific focus
Prime Minister Scott Morrison address troops at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville on 8 November, outing the government’s focus on the
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NZDF finds two fishermen adrift in Pacific
The New Zealand Defence Force has found two men adrift on a boat in the Pacific, four days after the
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First Guardian-class patrol boat launched
The first of of 21 new new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program was was launched in
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Australia donating two patrol boats to Timor Leste
Australia will gift two patrol boats to Timor Leste under its Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project – sometimes referred to
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HMAS Wollongong touring South West Pacific
The Royal Australian Navy’s Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong has embarked on a voyage around the South West Pacific as
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Australia to upgrade PNG navy base on Manus Island
Australia will invest millions of dollars in upgrading wharf facilities on Manus Island ahead of the gifting of new patrol
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Federal Budget 2018 – Defence ministers’ views
The Turnbull Government’s first priority is the safety and security of Australia and its people. The 2018–19 Budget will
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ANZNCs visit Fiji
Australian and New Zealand Navy contingents visited Fiji recently on separate missions, but took time to join up for mutual
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BUDGET 2017 – Defence share
SENATOR THE HON MARISE PAYNE Minister for Defence THE HON CHRISTOPHER PYNE MP Minister for Defence Industry Budget 2017–18
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BUDGET 2016-17 – DEFENCE and VET AFFAIRS OVERVIEW
The 2016 Defence Budget delivers on the Turnbull Government’s commitment to ensuring Australia’s long-term security and economic prosperity. It provides the funding
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$40billion shipbuilding program planned
On 18 April Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Defence Minister Marise Payne and Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett firmed
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