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New agency and new regulator to deliver Australia’s SSN program
The Albanese Government will establish a new agency and a new regulator as part of its commitment to delivering Australia’s SSN.
7 May 2023
The Albanese Government will establish a new agency and a new regulator as part of its commitment to delivering Australia’s SSN.
The Royal Australian Navy has placed an order worth €125 million for MASS ship protection systems from Rheinmetall.
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is in talks to procure a containerised variant of Rafael’s C-Dome in an effort to increase the firepower of its future Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV).
Australia’s DSR has effectively postponed decisions on the future makeup of the Royal Australian Navy, pending the outcome of a new surface combatant review…
The Australian Government has procured a dedicated Undersea Support Vessel for the Australian Defence Force.
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for an estimated cost of $895 million.
On Monday 13 March, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the UK and the US, it was announced that Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd will provide reactors for Australia’s nuclear powered submarines.
Australia will initially acquire as many as five Virginia class SSNs. These will then be replaced by up to eight “SSN-AUKUS” submarines.
The Commonwealth Government has awarded a contract extension to the Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA) partners, securing the future of critical ship management capability.
The Australian Minister for Defence Industry has welcomed the arrival of the first Ocius BlueBottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for the Australian Defence Force.
