BAE Systems Australia has awarded WA-based company VEEM a $1.76m contract to manufacture two prototype propeller blades and a propeller hub under the guidance of Original Equipment Manufacturer Kongsberg Maritime.

Exail and Mission Systems, an Australian SME, have entered into a technological partnership in the field of mine countermeasures.

The US State Department has approved the sale of MH-60R sustainment items and services to Australia for an estimated cost of US$162 million.

The government has signed a six-year contract with BAE Systems to take on a new sustainment role designed to optimise the capability of the RAN's Hobart class destroyers.

Defence has quietly created a new group to oversee naval shipbuilding and sustainment.

The Australian Government has signed a $322 million, five-year contract with Raytheon Australia to provide in-service support for the Collins class submarine combat system during Australia’s transition to nuclear-powered submarines.

Birdon America Inc. has been awarded a US$1.187 billion ($1.6 billion) contract to design and build 27 Waterways Commerce Cutters for the US Coast Guard.

Austal Australia has taken possession of a de-commissioned Armidale-class Patrol Boat to commence planning, modification, and test and evaluation of autonomous and remotely operated systems.

NIOA has used the Land Forces 2022 International Defence Exposition in Brisbane to announce a strategic partnership with German defence equipment manufacturer Diehl Defence.

Australia has successfully launched a sovereign training program to produce its next generation of submarine commanders, with two Royal Australian Navy submariners passing the inaugural Australian Submarine Command Course.

The two companies have recently partnered for the Regional Maintenance Provider North bid.

Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone, with the keel laying for its fifth offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in Henderson, Western Australia.

Australian and UK researchers and innovators have struck a new agreement to support opportunities to collaborate on modern manufacturing methods that could be adapted to shipbuilding and marine operations underway in both hemispheres.

US defence technology company Anduril is close to completing its recruitment of underwater specialists for its startup Sydney research and development facility for which it is developing a harbourside site.

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Australian owned Birdon Group has selected software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to support its development of a digital shipyard.