Bond with Singapore reaffirmed at 25th Ex Singaroo
The Australian and Singapore navies have reunited at sea for the 25th iteration of the bienniel Exercise Singaroo.
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RAN and Indian Navy exercise in Indian Ocean
Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy ships demonstrated interoperability during a recent passage exercise in the north-east Indian Ocean.
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STS Young Endeavour assists with Navy training
Junior maritime warfare officers continued their Navy training thanks to the Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour.
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Big guns still deployed in China’s back yard
Navy is conducting a regional deployment across Southeast Asia from July to October 2020 with HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius.
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Keel-laying ceremony for NUSHIP Pilbara
A ceremonial, COVID-19-restricted, keel-laying ceremony for Navy’s third new offshore patrol vessel, NUSHIP Pilbara, was held in WA recently.
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Spectacular six-ship departure from Sydney Harbour
Six Australian warships departed Sydney Harbour in formation yesterday to complete a range of training, qualification and survey tasks.
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HMAS Sirius celebrates 700th RAS in 14 years
HMAS Sirius achieved a career milestone in her 14th birthday week, conducting her 700th replenishment at sea on 16 September 2006.
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Aussie ships join Pacific Vanguard off Guam
Two Royal Australian Navy ships have joined an eight-ship fleet from Japan, Republic of Korea and USA for Exercise Pacific Vanguard off Guam
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New Maritime Security Training Centre in Darwin
Defence will build a Maritime Security Training Centre in Darwin to train Navy and other ADF members for Maritime Security operations.
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East and west crews fight same battle at same time
Two RAN warship crews conducted high-end simulated sea combat in the same exercise but on opposite coasts as part of Exercise Viking Raider.
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Sappers complete unique airfield survey work
Three surveyors from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment completed topographic surveys at Davis Station in Antarctica earlier this year.
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Sirius critical to success of international exercises
HMAS Sirius proved invaluable to the Australian ships in the task group and to multiple partner nations during her current deployment.
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HMAS Gascoyne returns to sea
HMAS Gascoyne has evoked her motto “return to the sea” after completing her unit readiness evaluation in Jervis Bay.
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New mobile weapons training simulator for Navy and Army
A NSW company will supply ADF with a mobile weapons training simulator to help Australian sailors and soldiers maintain their weapon skills.
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NUSHIP Supply on her way home to Australia
NUSHIP Supply, the first Royal Australian Navy Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment ship, left Spain for Australia yesterday.
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Navy veterans expand Whiskey Project watercraft business
The Whiskey Project Group has acquired boat manufacturer Yamba Welding & Engineering (YWE) and maritime design company Naiad.
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Hobart-class destroyers to get Aegis upgrade
Navy’s near-new Hobart-class destroyers will undergo an Aegis combat system upgrade that will increase the ADF’s air- and missile-defence capability.
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RIMPAC 2020 kicks off
Four Royal Australian Navy warships have joined 18 ships and a total of 5300 personnel from 10 nations for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in Hawaii.
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Aussies arrive in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2020
Four Australian vessels and almost 700 personnel have arrived off Hawaii ahead of two weeks of training involving 10 nations during Exercise RIMPAC 2020.
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Meet the Pom navigating new career with Royal Australian Navy
Serco Australia has hire former Royal Navy navigation specialist Simon Latus as a senior instructor at its Sydney-based bridge simulator training program.
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