Confidence in Navy’s Hunter-class frigate program is growing as prototype construction work continues and blocks are consolidated at BAE Systems Maritime Australia’s shipyard in Osborne, South Australia.

HMAS Farncomb (SSG-74) did not participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2022) exercise as originally planned, ADM has learned, and is instead alongside in Hawaii undergoing maintenance work.

A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet flew with a Northrop Grumman AAQ-28(v) Litening Advanced Targeting Pod for the first time last week, after it was selected to replace Raytheon ASQ-228 ATFLIR pods across the USN Super Hornet fleet earlier this year.

The RAN has signed the final stage of the Enterprise Partnering Agreement (EPA) with Saab Australia for the surface fleet's combat management system.

The Royal Australian Navy will employ 'innovative new training systems' as part of a plan to grow its workforce to more than 20,000 people by 2040.

Australian submariners will train on HMS Anson, a British nuclear-powered Astute class submarine.

Defence has issued a Request for Tender closing in January 2023 for Air Droppable Sea Boats for Army and sea boats of up to approximately 8.5 metres for the RAN.

RAN ships recently participated for the first time in US 3rd Fleet Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) exercise Pacific Dragon off Hawai’i.

BMT has launched a new collaborative graduate program with Ships Division, within Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, to place some of Australia’s best new marine systems engineers and naval architects.

The US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout recently supported an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) exercise off the coast of California, demonstrating its capability to transition from ship-to-shore in a maritime environment.

ASC is opening a new science and technology hub at Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen, to form new research and business connections that can enhance Collins Class submarine sustainment and their Life of Type Extension (LOTE).

Nearly two weeks of operational experimentation with uncrewed systems under Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 were successfully completed in late May across Jervis Bay and the East Australian Exercise Area.

In an apparently unscripted remark at the Indo-Pacific Maritime Exposition, Head of Navy Capability disclosed that work was underway to ascertain the feasibility of equipping the Collins-class submarine fleet with UGM-10E Tomahawk land attack missiles.

Defence Minister Richard Marles must make some tough calls in the near-term if a strategic submarine capability shortfall is to be avoided and the clock is well and truly ticking.

Austal Australia has delivered the second of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPBs) to the Royal Australian Navy.

The first piece of steel has been cut in Henderson, WA, for what will be known as HMAS Carpentaria.