AWD Hobart begins acceptance trials
Today marks a significant milestone for the first Air Warfare Destroyer, Hobart, as acceptance trials commence off the South Australian coast. Hobart departs
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Transcript – Christopher Pyne – Submarine Institute speech
CHRISTOPHER PYNE Minister for Defence Industry Leader of the House Federal Member for Sturt SPEECH E&OE [OFFICIAL] TRANSCRIPT Submarine
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Industry Roadshow re Future Frigate and OPV opportunities rolls out
A national roadshow for the Future Frigates and Offshore Patrol Vessels shipbuilding programs kicked off in Adelaide today, designed to help Australian companies get
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LAND 40 Phase 2 removed from Projects of Concern list
LAND 40 Phase 2, the Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher (LWAGL) project, has been removed from the Projects of Concern
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$40billion shipbuilding program planned
On 18 April Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Defence Minister Marise Payne and Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett firmed
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HMAS Sydney Decommissioning
The Royal Australian Navy farewelled HMAS Sydney in a formal decommissioning ceremony on 7 November after more than 30 years service. General Sir
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HMAS Sydney formally farewelled
The Royal Australian Navy farewelled HMAS Sydney in a formal decommissioning ceremony today after more than 30 years service. General Sir Peter
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HMAS Sydney decommissions after 32 years
HMAS Sydney will be decommissioned after 32 years service on Saturday, 7 November, alongside at her home port of Garden Island, Fleet
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Phalanx contract for US Navy – good photo excuse
The US Navy yesterday awarded Raytheon a $159.9 million contract to manufacture, inspect and test extra Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) – and gave
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Japan wins ANZAC-class frigate replacement bid
The Japanese Mogami-class frigate has been selected as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian Navy’s future fleet of general
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D-Day at Shoalwater Bay
As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the
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RAN strengthens Global Combat Ship links
The Royal Australian Navy has hosted the 2025 Global Combat Ship (GCS) User Group meeting at the Maritime Combat Systems
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ASWEX wraps up off WA
The Royal Australian Navy’s largest and most complex antisubmarine exercise in more than a decade, ASWEX, has now concluded off
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Bersama Shield strengthens Five Powers capability
It was mission accomplished for the multinational defence of Malaysia and Singapore during Exercise Bersama Shield, from April 7-22. CAPTION:
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Hobart home after busy three-month deployment
HMAS Hobart has returned to its home port of Sydney following a busy three-month deployment. CAPTION: Families prepare to welcome HMAS Hobart back
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Old goats fly in hunt for submarines
Four of Navy’s most advanced multi-mission MH-60R helicopters supported the six warships, and RAAF and RNZAF Poseidon P-8 aircraft, to
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Freedom of navigation mission protects Indo-Pacific
Exercising Australia’s freedom of navigation, the Royal Australian Air Force successfully completed maritime surveillance missions in the Indo-Pacific region under
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HMAS Brisbane returns home from milestone deployment
Around 200 officers and sailors from HMAS Brisbane returned to Sydney after a five-month deployment, which included the successful launch
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Aussie frigate welcomes Japanese admiral on board
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Rear Admiral Kazushi Yokota, embarked on anti-submarine warfare destroyer JS Ariake, spent an afternoon aboard HMAS
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Task groups form up for sea phase
HMAS Warramunga joined the exodus as 10 ships, a submarine and five aircraft formed into two task groups to undertake
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