Royal Australian Navy – Page 13

Captain Brett Westcott and members of the catafalque party attend the anniversary memorial service for the sinking of HMAS Canberra 1. Story. by Lieutenant Angela Faulkner.

Battle of Savo Island service honours courage and sacrifice

30/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2541 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra (I), Royal Navy, US Navy, WWII

On August 9, 1942, HMAS Canberra I was hit 24 times in less than two minutes, resulting in the loss

Leading Seaman Aviation Technician Airframe Prudence Harper, of 808 Squadron, conducts a flying exercise with HMAS Perth’s MH-60R aircraft 'Siren' during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

‘Siren’ of the seas joins Perth off Darwin

30/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2924 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, HMAS Perth, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 808 Squadron, Regional Presence Deployment

When HMAS Perth departed Darwin recently for a regional presence deployment, the siren heard was not from a local emergency

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (far left) and the Director General of the Australian Submarine Agency, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead (far right), with Australia's first Navy officers to graduate from the Royal Navy's Nuclear Reactor Course. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photos by LPhot Edward Jones.

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Nuclear-powered sub training on track

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2951 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines

AUKUS has taken another significant step forward with the graduation of three Royal Australian Navy officers from the Royal Navy’s

HMAS Broome enters Darwin harbour for the last time prior decommissioning at Darwin, NT. Story bib Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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HMAS Broome’s final port call

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For its final voyage, HMAS Broome conducted one last port visit to its namesake town in Western Australia ahead of its

Lieutenant Jonathan Wills visits Henricus Avenue, Colombo, once home to his mother's family and which now bears the family name. Story by Lieutenant Commander Emma Anderson. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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A golden opportunity in Sri Lanka

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2137 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Navy Reserve

A deployment to Sri Lanka was like an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? for public affairs officer

Australian military personnel gather for a dawn service at the Trincomalee Commonwealth War Cemetery in Sri Lanka. Story by Lieutenant Jonathan Wills. Photos by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Indo-Pacific partners share history of sacrifice

23/08/202423/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3298 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force, WWII

In the dim first light of day, a contingent of ADF personnel gathered for a dawn service on August 17

Commander Indo-Pacific Endeavour Commodore Michael Harris and Sri Lanka Navy officers after the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024 workshop. Story by Lieutenant Jonathan Wills. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Aussies lead law-of-the-sea workshop in Sri Lanka

21/08/202429/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2978 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force

Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity – Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) – began with a law of the sea workshop involving the

Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith speaks to a member of HMAS Melville's ceremonial guard during the ship’s decommissioning ceremony at Trinity Wharf in Cairns. Story by Lieutenant Commander Anthony Martin. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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HMAS Melville decommissioned

16/08/202417/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2014 Views 0 Comments Cairns QLD, decommissioning, HMAS Melville

After 24 years of diligent service to the Navy, HMAS Melville has been decommissioned in Cairns. CAPTION: Commander Australian Fleet Rear

Three members of the Pearn family with a Navy officer at the ADF Careers Centre, Wollongong. From left, Sub-Lieutenant Rhys Pearn, Lieutenant Jordie McLeod, Recruit Breanna Pearn and Leading Seaman Vicki Pearn. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Three generations enlist on same date

13/08/202422/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1762 Views 0 Comments

It is common for families to follow a tradition of military service. What isn’t common is having three members of

Australia's XT-8 drone launches for a mission. Story. by Natalie Staples.

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Enhancing AI to support the warfighter

13/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2091 Views 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence (AI), AUKUS, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), resilient and autonomous artificial intelligence technology (RAAIT)

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have furthered their co-development of resilient and autonomous artificial intelligence technology (RAAIT)

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Royal Australian Navy fires first SM-6 missile

10/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3593 Views 0 Comments SM-6, Standard Missile 6

HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of a Standard Missile 6, representing a step-change in the lethality, air and

Australian Army cyber warfare specialists from 138 Signals Squadron, Simpson Barracks, Victoria.

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‘Cyber’ elevated to command status

09/08/202417/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4004 Views 0 Comments Australian Signals Directorate, Cyber Command, JCG

The ADF has renewed its focus on cognitive and information warfare by establishing Cyber Command as a new command within

Navy sailor Leading Seaman Marine Technician Electrical Nikolas Jercic conducts electrical testing on board HMAS Adelaide. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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The power of a fight-to-fix mentality

09/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2090 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

From two-storey-high generators that could power the city of Darwin, to power points and everything in between – electrical marine

Artist's impression of Ghost Shark under water.

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Ghost Shark program on fast track

05/08/202406/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3304 Views 0 Comments Ghost Shark

Production of the Ghost Shark program will be accelerated with Defence and Anduril Australia entering into a co-funded early works

US Navy and Royal Australian Navy graduates from the US Navay's Basic Enlisted Submarine School, aboard the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. US Navy photo by Lauren Laughlin.

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First Australian sailors graduate from USN Basic Enlisted Submarine School

31/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2499 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

In a first for AUKUS, a group of Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors has graduated from the United States Navy’s

Able Seaman Clint Selwood handles lines on HMAS Choules’ embarked light landing craft in Suva, Fiji, as part of a south-west Pacific regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Bridging the gap between ship and shore

31/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2175 Views 0 Comments Amphibious Watercraft Squadron, Choules, HMAS Waterhen, Light Landing Craft (LLC)

Imagine being anchored off a beautiful Pacific island without wharf access, needing to transport hundreds of people, equipment and stores,

HMAS Choules personnel participate in a humanitarian and disaster relief training exercise on board the ship during a south-west Pacific regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Leesa Maroske. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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HMAS Choules training for humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions

30/07/202405/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2385 Views 0 Comments HADR, HMAS Choules, Regional Presence Deployment

A recent humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) training exercise demonstrated HMAS Choules‘ readiness to respond to crises at home and

Collins-class submarines HMA Ships Collins, Farncomb, Dechaineux and Sheean in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Lieutenant Chris Prescott.

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$2.2billion Collins-class sustainment contract awarded

29/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1908 Views 0 Comments Collins-class submarines

The government has signed a new four-year sustainment contract with ASC Pty Ltd for the sustainment of the Collins-class submarines.

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a SINKEX off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii,as a part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Sydney’s new missile fire a major milestone

22/07/202422/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3218 Views 0 Comments Naval Strike Missile, RIMPAC

Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile, Navy’s replacement for the ageing Harpoon

Captain Matthew Flinders. Story by Lieutenant Commander JA Thompson.

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Captain Matthew Flinders finally returns home

19/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2101 Views 0 Comments

The ADF was on hand recently for the reburial of the Royal Navy captain who led the first circumnavigation of