HMAS Hobart departs on regional deployment
HMAS Hobart has departed from Darwin as part of the Australian Defence Force’s long-standing regional deployment program and Australia’s commitment to a stable and secure Indo-Pacific. Regional Presence Deployments (RPDs) involve maritime and air military visits and participation in...
Naval assets show India’s indigenous manufacturing progress
Following the news on simultaneous commissioning of three indigenously built naval assets by the Indian Navy, Rithik Rao, Aerospace & Defense Analyst at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers his view:“The commissioning of INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS...
Schiebel wins grant for seabed warfare solutions
Schiebel, as part of the SEACURE consortium led by Thales, has been awarded a grant agreement under the European Defence Fund’s call for unmanned anti-submarine and seabed warfare solutions.The SEACURE (Seabed and anti-submarine warfare capability through unmanned feature for...
Babcock wins $30 million lift and hoists contract on Hunter frigates
Babcock Australasia (Babcock) has been awarded a $30 million lift and hoists contract to enhance operational capabilities on board the Royal Australian Navy’s first three Hunter class frigates. The three-ship agreement will see Babcock procure, modify and set to...
Exail sells first DriX O-16 transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel
Exail announced the first sale of its DriX O-16, a transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV). Designed for long-range maritime operations, it has been acquired by an Indo-Pacific customer operating in the civil sector. Equipped with advanced sensors, including a full-depth...
AML3D delivers component for US submarine system
AML3D announced the delivery of a copper-nickel component order for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-Class nuclear submarine program. The prototype tailpiece components, valued at approximately A$156,000, have been supplied for testing and for in-service trials on board a Virginia-Class nuclear...
HMAS Brisbane returns home after milestone deployment
Around 200 officers and sailors from HMAS Brisbane returned to Sydney after a five-month deployment, which included the successful launch of Australia’s first-ever Tomahawk cruise missile off the US coast. The deployment also included joint exercises with the US...
Mogami frigate – ‘fast and stealthy, like a ninja’
During a pre-Christmas visit to Japan, a small group of Australian journalists were given unprecedented access to one of two contenders for SEA 3000 – the Mogami FFM frigate, the upgraded version of which is being offered to the...
ADV Reliant to visit Pacific islands
Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant has departed Brisbane on its first deployment of 2025. Further enhancing Australia’s partnership with the Pacific, ADV Reliant and crew will spend three months visiting Pacific island countries to deliver...
Saab News in Brief: Sea Giraffe 1X naval radar, anti-ship missile, Gripen
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system to the Swedish navy. The order value is approximately SEK 340 million with deliveries 2024-2026. The order includes Saab’s Sea...
