HMAS Toowoomba nabs 3 tonne of narcotics
HMAS Toowoomba interdicted more than 3000 kilograms of illegal narcotics including hashish and heroin in the Gulf of Aden on 19 March.
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NUSHIP Sydney home for first time
Sydney residents got their first glimpse of their city’s namesake ship with the arrival of NUSHIP Sydney at Garden Island today.
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Construction starts on first WA-built offshore patrol vessel
The Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program reached a new milestone with construction on the first Arafura- class OPV to be built in WA commencing.
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Captain Cook Graving Dock turns 75
Royal Australian Navy’s most important strategic asset, the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island, Sydney, turned 75 today.
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Highly charged competition could see Greek-designed batteries in Australia’s new submarines
Australian and Greek companies are now competing to design the main storage batteries for the Australia’s future Attack-class submarines.
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HMAS Arunta fires Evolved Sea Sparrow
Following a 20-month upgrade, Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Arunta has fired its first Evolved Sea Sparrow missile off the coast of Western Australia.
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822X Squadron flies two different UAVs at the same time
Navy’s 822X Squadron reached a milestone in its development on the 25 Feb 2020 when it flew simultaneous missions of two different unmanned aircraft types.
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HMAS Dechaineux visits Brunei
Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Dechaineux and her crew of 59 have conducted the first official port visit by an Australian submarine to Brunei Darussalam.
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Hobart opened to public in Melbourne
The Royal Australian Navy showcased the guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart last weekend, with an open day in Melbourne.
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Bulimba Barracks sold for $63 million
Bulimba Barracks on the banks of the Brisbane River has been sold to developer Shayher Group to build a proposed housing development.
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Final Air Warfare Destroyer handed over to Navy
Navy’s final Air Warfare Destroyer – NUSHIP Sydney – was officially handed over to Defence In a moving ceremony today at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide.
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Navy begins first major exercise for 2020
Four warships left Sydney today to begin the sea phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s first major exercise for the year – Fleet Certification Period 2020
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SAAB Combat Management Systems for all RAN surface ships
Saab has signed an agreement with Defence to provide combat management systems across all Royal Australian Navy major surface ships.
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HMAS Toowoomba begins operations in Middle East
HMAS Toowoomba and her ship’s company of around 190 personnel arrived in Bahrain to commence operations in the Middle East
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HMAS Parramatta departs on SE Asia tour
Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta today departed Fleet Base East in Sydney for a four-month deployment to South East Asia.
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Six-year HMAS Watson redevelopment about to start
A major redevelopment project at HMAS Watson on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay, gets underway later this month.
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14,000th young Australian on STS Young Endeavour
The 14,000th young Australian to embark in Sailing Training Ship Young Endeavour has completed his 11-day voyage aboard the square-rigged tall ship.
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Canberra took centre stage on Australia Day
HMAS Canberra played a starring role in Sydney’s Australia Day celebrations as the centrepiece of the traditional Salute to Australia on Sydney Harbour.
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Getting 2 LHDs ready for Bushfire Assist was mammoth effort
Navy engineers, contractors and families who cut short Christmas holidays to support Operation Bushfire Assist were thanked for their mammoth efforts.
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Sycamore delighted to expand role for fire mission
The civilian crew of the Navy-contracted MV Sycamore relished their expanded role during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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