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.

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.