Luerssen Australia Launches Second Arafura Class OPV
Luerssen Australia launched the second Arafura class OPV, NUSHIP Eyre, on November 22nd amid continuing delays to the overall OPV program.
23 Nov 2023
Luerssen Australia launched the second Arafura class OPV, NUSHIP Eyre, on November 22nd amid continuing delays to the overall OPV program.
17 Oct 2023
Luerssen Australia has appointed Tammar Contractors to provide yard services for the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Program
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.
08 Mar 2021
Australia Secretary of Defence Mr Greg Moriarty, together with a large contingent of Defence senior leaders, launched the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Enterprise and opened the OPV System Program Office at the Henderson maritime precinct.
11 Sep 2020
Australia’s National Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone with the keel laying for the first Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) under construction in Western Australia.
27 Mar 2020
Australia's Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached a new milestone with construction on the first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to be built in Western Australia commencing.