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Commanding Officer HMAS Farncomb Commander Barry Carmichael oversees the submarine's departure from Fleet Base East, Sydney, on 17 January for a training evolution. The Collins-class submarine is currently attached to Fleet Base East as part of the Submarine Squadron's commitment to keeping a presence on the east coast. As well as maintaining relations with the surface fleet based at Fleet Base East, HMAS Farncomb will also conduct a maintenance period before departing later this year. Photo by Able Seaman Kieran Dempsey.

Future Submarine combat-system design, build, integration contract let

27/01/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3718 Views 1 Comment future submarine

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announced a significant milestone in the future submarine programme on Thursday. CAPTION: Commanding Officer HMAS

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

French Barracuda wins Aussie sub contract

26/04/201626/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4606 Views 2 Comments DCNS, future submarine, Shortfin Barracuda, thyssenkrupp

French company DCNS has won the contract to build 12 new submarines for the Royal Australian Navy in a deal

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Australia and Japan to research hydrodynamics

01/12/201501/12/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3095 Views 0 Comments future submarine, hydrodynamics

In what must surely be one of the most monumental coincidences in Defence history, Australia and Japan have signed a cooperative