HMAS Sydney’s three-month journey through the region
From late March until early July 2025, HMAS Sydney will sail throughout the Indo-Pacific as part of Regional Presence Deployment 25-2
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HMAS Sydney leaves on three-month regional deployment
From late March until early July 2025, HMAS Sydney will sail throughout the Indo-Pacific as part of Regional Presence Deployment 25-2
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$270million to boost guided-weapon parts production
BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $270 million contract to significantly increase the production of critical components and assemblies
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Royal Australian Navy’s future surface combat fleet set to expand
The Albanese Government has released its blueprint for future Royal Australian Navy surface combatant fleet – covered in party-political spin
Read moreDEFENCE STRATEGIC REVIEW 2023 – unformatted
Following is the full text of The Australian government’s response to the Defence Strategic Review 2023, copied and pasted here
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Australia buying Tomahawk cruise missiles
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of
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Five-year anniversary of Australian Aegis operations
Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand congratulates the Royal Australian Navy on achieving five years of operations for the Aegis
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Sydney Harbour cruise on Navy minehunter inspires future leaders
Navy candidates from across Sydney and Wollongong were on the hunt for careers as maritime warfare officers this week as
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Australia goes nuclear – Collins-class life extension – French subs sunk
A number of new naval projects have been confirmed for South Australia, following the announcement today of a new enhanced
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Advanced warships ready for operations
The Royal Australian Navy’s most advanced warships are now ready for operational deployment, boosting Australia’s capacity to work with our
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Sydney home from US qualy trials
HMAS Sydney has returned to Garden Island, Sydney, following a four-and-a-half month deployment to the United States and Canada in
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Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 recognised 1190 Australians, including 33 recipients in the Military Division and 71 military medals.
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Learn naval shipbuilding on line
A new naval shipbuilding ‘taster course’ endorsed by Australia’s defence industry is set to be rolled out to its first
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Minister for Defence – Keynote address: Submarine Institute of Australia
Minister for Defence Lind Reynolds delivered a Keynote address to the Submarine Institute of Australia this week – reproduced here unedited.
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Osborne South shipbuilding precinct build complete
SA’s shipbuilding hub, the Osborne South Development Project, has completed construction and is ready for handover to ASC Shipbuilding.
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East and west crews fight same battle at same time
Two RAN warship crews conducted high-end simulated sea combat in the same exercise but on opposite coasts as part of Exercise Viking Raider.
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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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Australian Submarine Corporation records virus case
ASC Pty Ltd – the company responsibile for sustaining the Collins-class submarine fleet – has recorded it first case of COVID-19.
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Navy opens new warfighting agency at Garden Island
The Royal Australian Navy has opened a centralised warfighting agency, designed to enhance Navy’s lethality in times of conflict.
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HMAS Melbourne might live to fight another day
The Australian newspaper is reporting that Adelaide-class frigates HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Newcastle are to be sold to Chile –
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