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Construction of Young Endeavour II commenced officially yesterday at the Birdon shipyard in Port Macquarie, with the Keel Laying ceremony.

Babcock Australasia and Franmarine have signed a new agreement to deliver underwater sustainment and biofouling management services for naval marine programs across Australia.

United States (US) Navy ship, the USS Canberra, became the first US vessel to be commissioned in Australia on Saturday. The HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney hosted representatives from the US Navy active fleet for this historic event.

South Australian company AML3D announced the sale of an industrial-scale ARCEMY X-Edition 6700 metal 3D printing system yesterday, for use by the US Navy.

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Canberra arrived in Sydney on Tuesday morning where on Saturday it will become the first-ever US Navy ship to be ceremonially commissioned in an allied country.

In June 2023 TRS completed a package of work on the Royal Navy River class Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Spey, and is also pursuing work with the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and French Armed Forces in New Caledonia.

The specific SSN-AUKUS model’s manufacturing is dependent on the US nuclear power submarine program and US shipyard availability. Can the RAN afford to wait?

With its official establishment on Saturday 1 July, the ASA will be responsible and accountable for the management and oversight of the nuclear-powered submarine program.

Sikorsky Australia completed a Periodic Maintenance Inspection of a US Navy MH-60R Seahawk Romeo on Monday, marking the first time a USN helicopter has undergone the package of work in Australia.

Austal Australia has delivered the fifth of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) to the Royal Australian Navy.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the fourth multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton to the US Navy ahead of initial operational capability (IOC) this year.

Defence has launched a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge in Australian high schools, providing a new generation of STEM students the chance to win a trip to HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to see first-hand how submarines work.

The Commonwealth’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group has selected EM Solutions to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy’s SATCOM systems across its existing fleet of vessels under the Sea 1442 Phase 5 program.

The RAN has taken on-time and on-budget delivery of its fifth and final solar, wind and wave-powered Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel (USV) from Sydney-based Ocius Technologies.

If it hadn’t been made completely clear already, the independent analysis of the Navy’s warships will assess how the surface fleet will complement the new nuclear submarines.

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AUKUS submarine plans unveiled

There’s no doubt the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine arrangement, if carried through, will impact Australia strategically, militarily, economically, and perhaps politically.