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.

The Royal Australian Navy notched up five years of operations with the Lockheed Martin Aegis combat system on 23 September 2022.

Days after details of the AUKUS deal were released, the US State Department has given the green light for the potential sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia.

Defence’s fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat (CCPB) has been launched in Henderson, Western Australia, bringing Australia a step closer to an enhanced border protection capability.

Described by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as “the country’s biggest-ever investment in Australia’s defence capabilities”, details released today on the AUKUS partnership on nuclear-powered submarines explain why.

The Commonwealth has awarded a contract extension to the Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA) partners.

Marand has received a contract from Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDA) for the production of Launch Ramp Systems for the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile.

The Commonwealth is set to order another Guardian class patrol boat from Austal as part of the Pacific Maritime Security Program. The additional vessel forms part of Australia’s commitment under a new MOU signed with Kiribati in late February 2023.

HMS Anson, the fifth Astute class submarine, which BAE Systems has designed and built for the Royal Navy, has departed the company's shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and headed out to open sea for the first time.

Navy and AMSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding which provides the process to move vessels from Australia’s civilian regulation authority to operate under a Defence Flag administration.