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.

Defence has issued a Request for Information to industry on interest in and ability to provide ongoing support to all or part of the RAN’s mine countermeasures systems.

With the vessel now in Australia, and awaiting formal commissioning into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), it’s worth examining what capabilities it offers and how the RAN might employ it.

HMAS Stuart now has a new mast as part of the Anzac class frigate’s mid-life capability upgrade (AMCAP).

Austal USA has been awarded a US$156 million (A$225.5 million) contract option from the US Navy for the construction of two Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships.

The training will be delivered at the OPV Training Centre at HMAS Stirling on Garden Island and it is expected to take approximately six months for each crew.

The US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform is set to acquire significant new capabilities under roadmaps drawn up both by Northrop Grumman and the service.

The newest Boeing P-8 maritime patrol, reconnaissance aircraft has taken to the skies over Puget Sound in the US, bringing the total number of P-8s delivered to 150.