Austal Australia has delivered the fourth of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) to the Royal Australian Navy.

Boeing and its maritime engineering partner, BMT have successfully tested an Australian-developed maritime communications system that will enhance RAN major fleet unit connectivity and advance joint force capabilities.

In the significant rethink of Australia’s strategic circumstances and outlook now under way, the new Defence Strategic Review (DSR) sees the ADF delivering “impactful projection” of power to an adversary far beyond the mainland.

The Hunter digital simulation tool (HUDS) allows for rapid development of shipbuilding scenarios that are used for daily workstation analyses or development of future builds.

The Australian Antarctic Division is set to embark on an ambitious trial of an Uncrewed Surface Vessel in the Southern Ocean, scheduled to kick off in the vicinity of the Heard and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve in October 2023.

AML3D is supplying the US Department of Defence (US DoD) its industrial 3D metal printing technology to help scale up parts supply to the US Navy’s submarine industrial base.

Defence has signed a contract with Kongsberg to deliver the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), which will be employed on the Hobart Class destroyers and Anzac Class frigates, replacing the ageing Harpoon anti-ship missile on those ships from 2024.

The new $12.5 million ARC Training Centre for Biofilm Research and Innovation at Flinders University will partner with industry from 2023 to train professionals for maritime, water and other industries.

Babcock Australasia and NORSTA Maritime have announced an agreement to collaborate for the sustainment of the Royal Australian Navy’s warships as part of Plan Galileo.

Defence has named the extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle program (XL-AUV) being developed by Anduril Australia as ‘Ghost Shark’.

New Zealand today received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight.

ASC is establishing a digital supply chain as part of its current Digital Transformation Program, which aims to automate and streamline processes and drive efficiencies for ASC and the businesses within its Collins Class submarine supply chain.

The RAN is acquiring five Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to enhance its ability to experiment and advance the operational employment of uncrewed systems under, on and above the water.

A United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ will undergo a Periodic Maintenance Inspection (PMI) in Australia, as part of a demonstration of alternative maintenance capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.

EPE has delivered a Defence Innovation Hub project to provide a prototype of stand-off chemical and explosive detection.

ASC has reached a new agreement with Australian company QMS NDT & NACE for the delivery of Non-Destructive Testing and metal survey services.