Australia Procures ESSM Block 2 Surface to Air Missile
The Australian Government announced it is procuring the ESSM Block 2 surface to air missile from Raytheon for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The Australian Government announced it is procuring the ESSM Block 2 surface to air missile from Raytheon for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
On April 18, Austal welcomed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP to the company’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, where he announced that the Department of Defence will order two more Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats (ECCPB) for the Royal Australian Navy, valued at $124 million.
Austal announced that Austal Australia has delivered the first of six Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) to the Royal Australian Navy.
Rohde & Schwarz press release With the formal handover today of the vessel ADV Cape Otway to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Managing Director Rohde &
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the South China Sea for multinational training which concluded March 15.

The Hunter-class Frigate Program has successfully held a major engineering review, which defines how the Australian Combat System integrates into the Global Combat Ship reference ship design.
First, in 2021, JSDF units could protect ADF equipment, such as naval vessels and aircraft, with weapons. This was one of the major achievements in
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.
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducted a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to test and refine warfighting principles, Dec. 10-19, 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.