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.

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.

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.

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.