RAN conducts naval exercise in China
The Royal Australian Navy conducted a port visit and naval exercise with the People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) in
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Adelaide leaves Melbourne for Sydney
Canberra class amphibious assault ships NUSHIP Adelaide departed from the BAE Systems shipyard in Williamstown, Melbourne, today. The second ship
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Look Ma – no hands!
HMAS Darwin sailor Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Emily McNeill abseils down the Investa building in Sydney to help raise
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HMAS Melbourne sniffed out more drugs
HMAS Melbourne’s crew sniffed out more drugs in the Middle East, this time landing 427kg of heroin hidden in a fishing
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SHE SAID YES!
It was a personal, emotional and human story today as HMAS Newcastle returned triumphantly to Garden Island, Sydney, after a six-month Operation
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Art installation to commemorate submarine AE1
A major new art installation to commemorate the disappearance of submarine HMAS AE1 was unveiled today at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
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Bilateral Navy exercise with India starts
The first of what is hoped will be a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia started with an opening ceremony
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Drug-haul frigate coming home after Middle East mission
Guided Missile Frigate returns after a highly successful deployment to the Middle East, where she seized a massive illegal drug
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HMAS Ballarat completes 56-week upgrade docking
HMAS Ballarat today completed her 56-week on-dock production activities associated with the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) and other upgrades. Ballarat was undocked this
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HMAS Canberra on track for IOC
Royal Australian Navy’s amphibious ship HMAS Canberra has completed a graduated operational test and trials program to achieve a key milestone on
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NUSHIP Adelaide completes final sea trials
NUSHIP Adelaide, Australia’s second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, is successfully completing her second and final sea trials in Port
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NUSHIP Adelaide starts final sea trials today
NUSHIP Adelaide starts her final period of sea trials today. The second of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships being
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HMAS Melbourne farewelled for the Middle East – for eight time
HMAS Melbourne and her 230 officers and sailors were farewelled from Sydney today as the ship departed for the Middle East region – for the
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HMAS Tobruk was formally decommissioned today
After 35 years of service to the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Tobruk was formally decommissioned today in Sydney. The Governor-General,
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Two former Australian landing craft commissioned into Philippines navy
Two former Australian Balikpapan-class landing craft were commissioned into the Philippines Navy today. Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett
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First Australian navy ship since coup visits Fiji
The first Royal Australian Navy ship to visit Fiji since the military coup in December 2006 has completed a six-day
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Second of two largest-ever ships nearing end of initial sea trials
The second of Australia’s two largest-ever ships is nearing the end of her initial sea trials after a brief visit
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HMAS Newcastle seized 139kg of heroin
In its sixth successful haul in eight weeks, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle seized 139kg of heroin, with an estimated street
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HMAS Choules costs four times more to maintain than an Anzac-class frigate
HMAS Choules costs four times more to maintain than an Anzac-class frigate. That’s the assessment of CONTACT magazine’s editor Brian Hartigan following
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HMAS Melbourne fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles
HMAS Melbourne fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles during training off Australia’s east coast this week. The missile firings were conducted off the
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