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HMAS Stalwart conducts a dual replenishment at sea with HMA Ships Toowoomba and Brisbane during an Asian regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Royal Australian Navy’s future surface combat fleet set to expand

24/02/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2125 Views 0 Comments

The Albanese Government has released its blueprint for future Royal Australian Navy surface combatant fleet – covered in party-political spin

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DEFENCE STRATEGIC REVIEW 2023 – unformatted

24/04/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3840 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review

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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Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile during a flight test in 2002. US Navy photo.
News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Australia buying Tomahawk cruise missiles

17/03/202311/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2225 Views 1 Comment Tomahawk

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of

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HMAS Brisbane is one of the Hobart-class destroyers in the fleet. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Five-year anniversary of Australian Aegis operations

01/03/202328/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1750 Views 0 Comments Aegis, Hobart-class

Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand congratulates the Royal Australian Navy on achieving five years of operations for the Aegis

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Defence Force Recruiting candidates with Navy personnel on board HMAS Gascoyne during a cruise around Sydney Harbour as part of the Sea Power 2022 conference program. Story by Angus Pagett.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Sydney Harbour cruise on Navy minehunter inspires future leaders

13/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1958 Views 0 Comments Defence Force Recruiting, HMAS Gascoyne, Huon-class Minehunter, Sea Power 2022

Navy candidates from across Sydney and Wollongong were on the hunt for careers as maritime warfare officers this week as

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Australian News Royal Australian Navy UK USA 

Australia goes nuclear – Collins-class life extension – French subs sunk

16/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4285 Views 2 Comments AUKUS

A number of new naval projects have been confirmed for South Australia, following the announcement today of a new enhanced

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HMA Ships Hobart, Brisbane and Sydney conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres in the Eastern Australian Exercise Area. Photo by Peter Bee.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Advanced warships ready for operations

13/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1953 Views 0 Comments

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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HMAS Sydney conducts manoeuvres off the South Coast of NSW late last year. Photo by Peter Beeh.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Sydney home from US qualy trials

01/08/202107/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2119 Views 0 Comments

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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ADF News 

Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List

14/06/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6000 Views 6 Comments 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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An air warfare destroyer under construction, 'watched' by students.
Australian News Sovereign industry 

Learn naval shipbuilding on line

11/04/202114/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1946 Views 0 Comments

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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Collins-class submarines HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean transition through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Photo by Lieutenant Chris Prescott.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

Minister for Defence – Keynote address: Submarine Institute of Australia

18/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1768 Views 0 Comments

Minister for Defence Lind Reynolds delivered a Keynote address to the Submarine Institute of Australia this week – reproduced here unedited.

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Outfitting hall B22 at Osborne South shipyard, featuring 30m wide by 34m high ‘gigadoors’. Image supplied.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Osborne South shipbuilding precinct build complete

14/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3367 Views 0 Comments

SA’s shipbuilding hub, the Osborne South Development Project, has completed construction and is ready for handover to ASC Shipbuilding.

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HMAS Anzac sailor Able Seaman Curtis Willmore monitors his console in the operations room of the frigate simulator at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, during Exercise Viking Raider. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

East and west crews fight same battle at same time

09/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1506 Views 0 Comments

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 prepares to berth at Fleet Base East, Garden Island in Sydney, for the first time. Photo by Able Seaman Leon Dafonte Fernandez.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

NUSHIP Sydney home for first time

27/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3411 Views 0 Comments

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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ASC shipbuilding facilities in Osbourne, South Australia. ASC image.
Australian News 

Australian Submarine Corporation records virus case

13/03/202014/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2546 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

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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Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Hobart successfully fires a Harpoon Blast Test Vehicle in the East Australian Exercise Area, proving the capability of the ship to launch Harpoon missiles. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy opens new warfighting agency at Garden Island

22/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2388 Views 0 Comments

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 departs Sydney Harbour to participate in Exercise Ocean Raider. Photo by Leading Seaman Sarah Williams.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Melbourne might live to fight another day

30/12/201930/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4665 Views 1 Comment

The Australian newspaper is reporting that Adelaide-class frigates HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Newcastle are to be sold to Chile –

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NUSHIP Sydney on builder's sea trials.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Third AWD completes sea trials

09/11/201909/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2833 Views 0 Comments

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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Air warfare destroyer NUSHIP Sydney departs Osborne Shipyards for the first time as it commences its builder’s sea trials. Photo by Simon Casson.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

NUSHIP Sydney starts builder sea trials

16/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3588 Views 0 Comments

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 Hobart’s embarked MR-60R helicopter ‘COBRA 16’ during first-of-class flight trials off the east coast off Australia. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Sidney Raper.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

HMAS Hobart conducts first-of-class flight trials

02/08/201902/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2609 Views 0 Comments

From Navy Daily, 2 August 2019 Author Lieutenant Ryan Zerbe Two of Navy’s newest cutting-edge platforms have combined, with the air

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