Offshore Patrol Vessel bid winner announced
The Turnbull Government today announces Australia’s 12 new Offshore Patrol Vessels will be designed and built under prime contractor Lürssen
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HMAS Adelaide visits Kokoda Track
Crew and embarked forces of HMAS Adelaide gather at Ower’s Corner, at the southern end of the Kokoda Track, Papua
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Second Air Warfare Destroyer starts sea trials
Royal Australian Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), NUSHIP Brisbane, has commenced its first phase of sea trials, which will
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Future support ships named – first keel laid down
The names chosen for the Royal Australian Navy’s two future support ships were announced yesterday – and the first-keel-laying ceremony
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$500,000 grant to find submarine AE1
Minister for Defence Marise Payne today announced the government would match private investment to fund an expedition to search for
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Navy supports Maritime Day at Fremantle Port
The 2017 Maritime Day at Fremantle Port showcased many different maritime career opportunities to the Western Australian Community through a
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HMAS Darwin farewells Darwin for the last time
After 33 years in service and more than a million nautical miles under her belt, HMAS Darwin sailed left her
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Australia participates in multilateral maritime interdiction exercise
Over the period 6 to 7 November 2017, Royal Australian Navy frigates, HMA Ships Parramatta and Melbourne, joined Republic of
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Royal Australian Navy sailor crowned “Australian Fishing Champion”
Petty Officer Liam Carruthers, a qualified aircrewman instructor at 725 Squadron, recently competed in the Australian Fishing Championships in Mackay.
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Australia and Korea exercise in troubled waters
Australia and the Republic of Korea participated in Exercise Haedoli Wallaby, a bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise, from November 1 to
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Australian warships to exercise off Korea next week
Royal Australian Navy and Republic of Korea Navy warships and planes will participate in a bilateral anti-submarine-warfare exercise from 1
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HMAS Adelaide trains with Singapore Armed Forces
HMAS Adelaide was in Singapore recently to strengthen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief interoperability with counterparts in the Singaporean Armed
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ADF and Philippine Marine Corps joint training
Two ships from the Indo-Pacific Endeavour Task Group recently visited the Philippines and, among other activities, conducted joint training with the
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Filipino orphans visit HMAS Adelaide
Crew members from HMAS Adelaide visited the Amazing Grace Refuge Home in Subic Bay, Philippines, last Saturday to play basketball
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Newcastle flies helo and UAV together
HMAS Newcastle has conducted the RAN’s first simultaneous operations of manned and unmanned aircraft during its current deployment to the
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ADF volcano evacuation assistance in Vanuatu ends
The Australian Defence Force’s commitment to humanitarian assistance in Vanuatu after the island of Ambae was evacuated because of a
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Northern Shield kicks off – in Queensland
The Australian Defence Force commenced Exercise Northern Shield in northern Queensland today to test its rapid deployment capability to remote
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Philippine President Duterte tours HMAS Adelaide in Manila
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, the Secretary for National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and a delegation of senior government and military officials
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Malaysian Defence personnel tour HMAS Adelaide
Australian soldiers and Malaysian Armed Forces personnel step aboard an LHD landing craft from HMAS Adelaide before touring the mother
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HMAS Warramunga farewelled for Middle East patrol
HMAS Warramunga and her ship’s 190 company has departed Fleet Base East at Garden Island, Sydney for maritime security operations
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