USS Ronald Reagan Embarks RAN Intelligence Leaders
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted a team of Royal Australian Navy intelligence leaders aboard the flagship Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Talisman Sabre 23 off…
Australian Border Force Delegation Visits Sri Lanka
A delegation from the Australian Border Force led by the Commander Joint Agency Task Force Operation Sovereign Borders of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Rear Admiral Justin Jones called on…
Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge
The Australian Defense Force has launched a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge in Australian high schools today, providing a new generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students the chance…
HMAS Anzac Enforces UNSC Sanctions on North Korea
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Anzac has completed its deployment on Operation Argos as part of a routine regional presence deployment. Australia supports the enforcement of United Nations Security…
Choppers Hone Sub Hunting Skills
Navy’s anti-surface and submarine-hunting warfare helicopters provided valuable training for aircrew and maintainers during Exercise Tigerfish. The two-week exercise focused on the employment of live weapons and increasing proficiency in…
Department of Defense’s Procurement of Hunter Class Frigates
Summary and recommendations Background 1. The Royal Australian Navy (the Navy) currently has eight ANZAC class frigates. The 2016 Defence White Paper stated that: The Government is bringing forward the future…
USN & RAN Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Heavyweight Torpedo MOU
The Program Executive Office, Undersea Warfare Systems hosted the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Heavyweight Torpedo (HWT) Armaments Cooperation Project (ACP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth of Australia, at…
DSCA Approves SURTASS-E for Australia
May 4, 2023 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E)…
Australian Defense Strategic Review 2023
The Defence Strategic Review sets the agenda for ambitious, but necessary, reform to Defence’s posture and structure. The Review includes specific directions to Defence with immediate effect, while establishing a…
Keeping Young Endeavour Ready to Sail
Since 1988, more than 14,000 young Australians have sailed in Sail Training Ship (STS) Young Endeavour and been part of inspiring experiences that helped them develop self-awareness and confidence. On…