Contractors Team Up for Australian Landing Craft Requirement
Land 8710 Phase 1A: Several competitors showcased their designs and concepts to replace the Army’s ancient fleet of LCM-8s.
23 May 2022
Land 8710 Phase 1A: Several competitors showcased their designs and concepts to replace the Army’s ancient fleet of LCM-8s.
10 May 2022
Businesses around Australia will manufacture, assemble and supply thousands of valves for the first batch of three Hunter class frigates.
07 Mar 2022
Australia's prime minister, Scott Morrison, unveiled plans for a new submarine base on the country's east coast worth roughly $10 billion to support the Royal Australian Navy's planned nuclear submarine fleet.
19 Feb 2022
The Australian Department of Defence can confirm that on 17 February 2022, a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.
22 Dec 2021
Austal Australia has commenced sea trials of the first of six Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats under construction for the Royal Australian Navy, the shipyard announced today.
17 Dec 2021
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a significant milestone in the production of Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft when the aircraft fuselage was mounted onto Triton’s unique one-piece wing.
16 Dec 2021
Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, was launched toda at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace the Armidale and Cape class patrol boats.
22 Nov 2021
The Australian government today signed with British and American diplomats the agreement paving the way to the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines (SSN) for the Royal Australian Navy, in the frame of AUKUS.
09 Oct 2021
The United States' State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of twelve MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters for an estimated cost of $985 million. The 'Romeos' would likely replace the six MRH90 'Taipan' currently in-service with the Royal Australian Navy.
21 Sep 2021
The spokesperson of the French Ministry of Defense (MoD), Hervé Grandjean, took to Twitter today to set the record straight on the "Australian submarine affair".