The wellbeing of the $45 billion Hunter-class anti-submarine frigate program has been called into question with a report by the Australian National Audit Office warning of a further delay in delivery and the likelihood of a significant cost increase.

A new Maritime Helicopter Replacement (MHR) project has been initiated that will see the Royal New Zealand Navy’s existing eight SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters replaced from 2027-28.

Australian robotics company Mission Systems has showcased its mission simulator and AI-based Automatic Target Recognition training software slated for integration into the mine countermeasures offering of Exail, a contender for the Sea 1905 project.

The government has announced it will establish a new agency and a new regulator to deliver Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program.

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has secured a $180 million contract to build the Multi-Ammunition Soft-Kill System (MASS), to equip Anzac Class frigates and Hobart Class destroyers with anti-ship missile protection.

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) mission systems to Australia for an estimated cost of US$207 million ($309 million).

Hobart-based boat builder PFG has delivered the first of three advanced 12.5 metre high-speed Littoral Manoeuvre Craft to the New Zealand Defence Force, the company announced on 21 April.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has announced the reappointment of Andrew Seaton as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) for a five-year term.

The Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Anzac, has commenced a regional presence deployment to Southeast Asia.

Development of prototype Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underseas vehicles for the RAN is running three months ahead of schedule just eight months into what is a three-year program, David Goodrich, CEO of contractor Anduril Australia, told ADM.

Construction on the fourth of the Royal Navy's eight Type 26 frigates has officially begun at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.

Over the weekend Defence confirmed the acquisition of ADV Guidance, formerly MV Normand Jarl, to serve as a dedicated Undersea Support Vessel for the Royal Australian Navy.

To build nuclear submarines, Australia is embarking on perhaps the most complex industrial program ever undertaken, comparable to and perhaps surpassing the Snowy Mountains scheme and creation of the local automotive industry.

Defence may have procured another second-hand offshore support vessel (OSV) from overseas ahead of the government's formal response to the DSR being made public.

In a production milestone for the Hunter-class frigate program, the first constructed prototype block (Block 16) has been moved out of the block consolidation hall into the blast and paint chamber.

AML3D has signed a new contract for an alloy characterisation and testing program to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base.