Australian P-8A Makes Inaugural Visit to Réunion Island
The deployment to Réunion is a first for Australia and complements Franco-Australian cooperating in the South Pacific.
The deployment to Réunion is a first for Australia and complements Franco-Australian cooperating in the South Pacific.
The Australian Government has selected BAE Systems and ASC Pty Ltd to build Australia’s new fleet of nuclear powered submarines
Pearlson Shiplift Corporation and Australian Naval Infrastructure sign contract to Upgrade and Extend Largest Shiplift System in the Southern Hemisphere
Australia has received and began training with it’s first “Smart Sea Mines” according to Air Vice Marshall Leon Phillips, head of GWEO
Austal Australia has been awarded a contract extension for the construction of two additional Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy.
Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers began the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC), known commonly as “Submarine School,” where they will learn to tactically employ nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs).
Australia will slash the number of Hunter frigates being bought to free up funding for “Tier 2” small warships that will help double the fleets size.

The Sailors and Officers will embed aboard USS Emory S. Land, one of two U.S submarine tenders based in the Pacific territory, for up to five months.
Australia and Japan have singed an agreement to collaborate on autonomous and robotic systems related to undersea warfare.
BAE Systems won a contract to upgrade existing Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun systems on Anzac class frigates with a Common Control System (CCS).