The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) mission systems to Australia for an estimated cost of US$207 million ($309 million).

Hobart-based boat builder PFG has delivered the first of three advanced 12.5 metre high-speed Littoral Manoeuvre Craft to the New Zealand Defence Force, the company announced on 21 April.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has announced the reappointment of Andrew Seaton as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) for a five-year term.

The Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Anzac, has commenced a regional presence deployment to Southeast Asia.

Development of prototype Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underseas vehicles for the RAN is running three months ahead of schedule just eight months into what is a three-year program, David Goodrich, CEO of contractor Anduril Australia, told ADM.

Construction on the fourth of the Royal Navy's eight Type 26 frigates has officially begun at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.

Over the weekend Defence confirmed the acquisition of ADV Guidance, formerly MV Normand Jarl, to serve as a dedicated Undersea Support Vessel for the Royal Australian Navy.

To build nuclear submarines, Australia is embarking on perhaps the most complex industrial program ever undertaken, comparable to and perhaps surpassing the Snowy Mountains scheme and creation of the local automotive industry.

Defence may have procured another second-hand offshore support vessel (OSV) from overseas ahead of the government's formal response to the DSR being made public.

In a production milestone for the Hunter-class frigate program, the first constructed prototype block (Block 16) has been moved out of the block consolidation hall into the blast and paint chamber.

AML3D has signed a new contract for an alloy characterisation and testing program to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base.

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.