HMAS Sirius visits Vietnam
Royal Australian Navy replenishment ship HMAS Sirius has arrived in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, as part of Navy’s second East Asia Deployment
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Gascoyne and Diamantina in Japan for mine-countermeasures ex
The Royal Australian Navy has deployed a maritime task group to join the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and United States
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LHDs achieve final operational capability
Royal Australian Navy’s landing helicopter docks ships have officially achieved final operational capability. FILE PHOTO: Landing helicopter dock ships Canberra
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Third AWD completes sea trials
Royal Australian Navy’s third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) – NUSHIP Sydney – is on track to be delivered to the Navy in February
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Navy expands by 1000 in two years
The Royal Australian Navy’s ambitious growth and retention program has proven a success, with the Navy growing by more than 1,000
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Aussie warship demos first-of-kind mission –– again
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds announced this week that the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy recently conducted
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Aussie sailor dies on overseas deployment
Defence has just announced that a Royal Australian Navy sailor has died overseas while on deployment in the western Pacific.
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LADS are grounded
The Royal Australian Navy’s Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight (LADS) has conducted its final sortie after 26 years of service.
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New app digitises aviation regs
Australia’s Department of Defence has partnered with Australia’s leading app developer, Elegant Media, to create an online platform to store,
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Sailors successfully sue Navy over dud recruiting promises
The following, interesting story from earlier this year, which we missed at the time, was brought to our attention today
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Australia’s largest ship supporting smallest operation
Operation Render Safe 2019 has commenced in the Solomon Islands, with the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces working together
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ADF diver training now tri-service
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds yesterday congratulated graduates from the Australian Defence Force Diving School’s first tri-service diver course. CAPTION:
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HMAS Melbourne decommissioned
Navy celebrated the completion of 27 years of service by HMAS Melbourne – the last of her class. CAPTION: HMAS Melbourne’s ship’s company
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Finland wins Australian RHIB contract
Australia has signed a contract with Finland company Boomeranger Boats to supply the sea boats for the Royal Australian Navy’s new
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HMAS Melbourne home for the last time
HMAS Melbourne (III) arrived in her homeport of Sydney on 27 September 2019, marking the end of her final voyage.
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NUSHIP Sydney starts builder sea trials
Royal Australian Navy’s third air-warfare destroyer, NUSHIP Sydney, has commenced its first phase of sea trials, which will test the ship’s hull,
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HMAS Melbourne exercises Freedom of Entry one last time
By Lieutenant Ryan Zerbe The bonds between HMAS Melbourne (III) and her namesake city were reaffirmed 14 September with the
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NUSHIP Stalwart launched in Spain
NUSHIP Stalwart, the Royal Australian Navy’s second new support tanker was launched at Ferrol, Spain, yesterday. CAPTION: NUSHIP Stalwart slips into
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Defence explains MRH-90 tail rotor issue
Following the fleet-wide grounding of the ADF’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopters last month, CONTACT asked Defence for an explanation of what
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HMAS Hobart’s first missile fire on home station
HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart fires its
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