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Babcock Australasia’s CEO David Ruff, left, and Managing Director – Defence Andy Davis with Director General Major Surface Ships Commodore Brad Smith during the contract signing ceremony in Western Australia. Photo by Simon Casson.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

New regional maintenance provider contracted in WA

04/11/202206/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 434 Views 0 Comments Continuous Naval Shipbuilding, Henderson WA, Plan Galileo

A regional maintenance provider for a new Defence regional maintenance centre (RMC) at Henderson Maritime Precinct in Western Australia has been

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Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Smith inspects the ship's company of Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway during the boat's official welcome to its home port of Cairns. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

News Royal Australian Navy

New patrol boat has a home

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 805 Views 1 Comment Armidale-class patrol boat, Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway, Cape-class Patrol Boat, Henderson WA

Navy’s first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat (ECCPB), Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway, was officially welcomed to its home port of

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(L-R) Italian Air Force Defence Attaché Colonel Salvatore Trincone, Canadian Defence Attaché Colonel Richard Raymond, and German Deputy Defence Attaché Lieutenant Colonel (GS) Dominic Vogel, try food at HMAS Stirling. Story by Kristi Cheng. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Tour of bases fosters international ties

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 781 Views 0 Comments Harold E. Holt Naval Communication Station, Henderson WA, HMAS Stirling, No. 2 FTS, RAAF Base Pearce, RAAF Learmonth

Foreign military officials have been able to tour Defence bases in Perth and Exmouth, now that Western Australia’s borders are

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HMAS Toowoomba returns to Fleet Base West in Western Australia after a six month deployment in June 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

Purple Pony is back in the water

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1268 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, Henderson WA, HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the ‘Purple Pony’, was returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, on April 12 after an

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News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Opening of Regional Maintenance Centre Cairns

20/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1174 Views 0 Comments Cairns QLD, Darwin NT, Henderson WA, Sydney NSW

The Royal Australian Navy’s fleet is expanding and will be able to further sustain its edge at sea thanks to

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Artist's impression of major expansion at Henderson, WA.

Australian miscellaneous News

Forgacs announces major expansion at Henderson

16/12/201617/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4112 Views 0 Comments Civmec, Forgacs Marine and Defence Pty Ltd, Henderson WA

Forgacs Marine and Defence Pty Ltd’s parent company Civmec Limited today unveiled plans for a new state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility in

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