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PNG’s Pacific Patrol Boat crew get sea legs

07/12/201826/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 961 Views 0 Comments Pacific Patrol Boat Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

One week after being handed over from shipbuilder Austal to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Nuship Ted Diro passed

Papua New Guinean Pacific Class patrol boat, HMPNGS Rabaul.

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Pacific Patrol Boat fleet to be replaced

08/05/201616/02/2017 Brian Hartigan 3583 Views 0 Comments Pacific patrol boats

The Australian government signed a contract with Austal Ships Pty Ltd on 5 May to build and sustain up to

The first Austal-built Guardian-class patrol boat on builder's sea trials. Austal photo.

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Palau gifted 7th Guardian-class patrol boat

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Australia handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat during a COVID-safe ceremony in Henderson, WA, to the Republic of Palau.

2nd Commando Regiment commandos speed towards a 'target' vessel in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during counter-terrorism training off the New South Wales coast. Photo by Corporal Sebastian Beurich.

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Is Navy back-flipping on recent sea boat contract?

14/04/202014/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 2967 Views 1 Comment

A story on Defence’s news site today caught our eye – Call-out to industry on sea boat capabilities – in

Australian and Fijian delegations at the handover of a new Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji. Photo from Minister Reynolds' Facebook page.

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Fiji accepts Australian-gifted patrol boat

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Australia has handed over the newest Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji at a ceremony today at Austal Shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

Members of the Gizo crew stand at attention while the Solomon Island national flag is raised for the first time on their new patrol boat, at Austal Shipyards, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Australia gifts new patrol boat to Solomon Islands

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The Australian Government yesterday handed over the latest Guardian-class patrol boat – RSIPV Gizo – to the Solomon Islands at

Samoan Police crew of Nafanua II fall in alongside their newly aquired Guardian-class patrol boat at Austal ship yards in Henderson, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Richard Cordell.

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Samoa receives latest Guardian-class patrol boat

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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

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SPEECH Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Melissa Price MP WA INDO-PACIFIC CONFERENCE **E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you for

HMAS Sirius at anchor off the coast of Samoa. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.

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HMAS Sirius gets confusing head start on six-month Pacific mission

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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

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A new Guardian-class patrol boat built by Austal in WA was today gifted to the Kingdom of Tonga. FILE PHOTO:

Members of the Tuvalu Police Force salute the rising of their national flag for the first time on their new Guardian-class patrol boat, gifted by Australia. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

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New patrol boat gifted to Tuvalu

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Australia today gifted a new Guardian-class patrol boat – the Te Mataili II – to the government of Tuvalu, in Western

Members of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Maritime Element ships company of 'Ted Diro' (P401) on completion of the ships sea readiness evaluation at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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PNG commissions first Aussie-gifted patrol boat

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Papua New Guinea Defence Force celebrated the commissioning of the first Guardian-class patrol boat, HMPNGS Ted Diro, on Friday 1

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses troops at Lavarack Barracks. Photo by Private Brodie Cross.

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PM Morrison address troops at Lavarack on new Pacific focus

12/11/201812/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 1164 Views 0 Comments

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

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The New Zealand Defence Force has found two men adrift on a boat in the Pacific, four days after the

The first of 21 new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program moving from build site to water for launch. Austal photo.

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First Guardian-class patrol boat launched

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The first of of 21 new new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program was was launched in

The Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project is an Australian security initiative that aims to enhance practical maritime security cooperation across the South Pacific through the donation of patrol boats to replace an ageing fleet of boats donated to the same countries in a program that commenced in 1987. The project includes 19 or more 39.5m vessels designed and constructed by Austal in WA for delivery to up to 13 Pacific-island nations from late 2018. Construction of the first patrol boat started earlier this year. Austal image.

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Australia donating two patrol boats to Timor Leste

19/04/201826/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 3168 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class, Pacific Maritime Security Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

Australia will gift two patrol boats to Timor Leste under its Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project – sometimes referred to

Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong at sea. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.

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HMAS Wollongong touring South West Pacific

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The Royal Australian Navy’s Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong has embarked on a voyage around the South West Pacific as

An Australian Army ARH Tiger helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in Micronesia. The SOS message of the stricken sailors can be seen on the beach. ADF photo.

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HMAS Canberra finds fishermen lost at sea

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HMAS Canberra and its embarked aviation assets assisted in locating three fishermen who had been missing for nearly three days in Micronesia last week.

Australian Defence Vessel Cape Fourcroy alongside HMAS Coonawarra. Photo by Leading Seaman James Whittle.

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Government orders six new Cape-class for Navy

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The government today announced it would spend around $350 million to build six new Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy.

Manus Island Regional Processing Centre (MIRPC) staff board an Australian landing craft Lombrum Naval Base, Manus Island. Photo by Sergeant W Guthrie.

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Australia to upgrade PNG navy base on Manus Island

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Australia will invest millions of dollars in upgrading wharf facilities on Manus Island ahead of the gifting of new patrol

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