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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.

BAE Systems Australia has announced contract awards to six Australian SMEs as part of the delivery of critical hardware and software sub-assemblies into the global Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) program.

The first Type 26 City Class frigate, HMS Glasgow, has begun the float off process, which will see her enter the water for the first time.

Austal will construct an additional Guardian class patrol boat for the Department of Defence at a cost of $15.2 million, bringing the total number of vessels ordered through the Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP) to 22.

Boeing's High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability, or HAAWC, has satisfied all requirements for initial operational capability status from the US Navy.

ASC is providing university students with experience working on projects for potential use in Australia’s Collins Class submarine program, including a study of specialised exoskeletons, and the development of advanced heat exchanger technology.

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 Royal New Zealand Navy’s littoral warfare unit, HMNZS Matataua, has completed trials with an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV).