Recover, Rebuild, Recycle
A coordinated effort by sea, air and land helped with the recovery of 17 submarine practice torpedoes during the United States Navy Submarine Command Course conducted in Western Australia waters.…
Royal Navy’s Light Cruisers from 1930 to 1945 and the Policy Behind Them
Synopsis: The Royal Navy in the 1930s was faced with the need to renew and replace its diminishing force of long-range trade protection vessels. Limited by the London Naval Treaty…
Thales and Orbis Link Up to Support Royal Australian Navy Fleet
Photo caption: Left to right: Greg Thomas and Max Kufner Thales Australia and U.S Navy Industrial Enterprise partner, ORBIS Sibro Inc (ORBIS Inc), have entered into an agreement to collaborate…
Australian Company to Illuminate Hunter Class Frigates
Australian business REDARC Defence & Space has been awarded a $23 million contract to supply 12,600 LED lights for the first batch of three Hunter class warships. The contract is…
Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword 23
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around…
Contract a Major Boost for Capability in the West
A regional maintenance provider for a new Defence regional maintenance center (RMC) at Henderson Maritime Precinct in Western Australia has been selected, giving Defense’s capability in the west a major…
Embassy Staff Wowed by Warship Tour
Staff members and their families from the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines, had the unique opportunity to tour HMAS Hobart while the ship was docked for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 22. More…
BAE Systems Destroyer Enterprise Program to Support Hobart Class
BAE Systems will be charged with evolving and optimizing sustainment of the Hobart-class destroyers as the new capability life cycle manager (CLCM) for the asset class. Following a competitive tender…
Frigate Prototype Propellers Being Made in Australia
Propellers for Australia’s elite submarine-hunting warships are one-step closer to being made in Australia, delivering a critical local capability that will be able to be used in future naval ship-build…
DSCA Approves MH-60R Sustainment for Australia
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of non-MDE MH-60R sustainment items and services for an estimated cost of…