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The Australian government will deliver a sovereign, autonomous undersea capability, through the Ghost Shark Program. Ghost Shark is being jointly developed and funded by a partnership between Defence and Anduril Australia, and will become Mission Zero (0) for the...

To the presumed delight of the government, the immediate reporting of its response to the review of the RAN surface fleet, released on February 20 was positive, talking about a doubling of ship numbers. However, even a cursory review...

JFD Limited, part of James Fisher & Sons PLC, has completed the mobilisation of critical components of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) during the Rescuex West 24 exercise.Following a seamless transition into the Third In Service Support (3ISS)...

The Australian government said it welcomes the initial purchase order of processed Australian steel by a major U.S. military shipbuilder, marking another important milestone in the AUKUS partnership and providing significant boost for the defence industry and local jobs.Australian...

AML3D announced its ARCEMY 'X-Edition 6700' Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) metal 3D printing system (ARCEMY X) at the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia is now commissioned and operational. The A$1.1 million order...

THE HON RICHARD MARLES MP DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MINISTER FOR DEFENCE THE RT HON GRANT SHAPPS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE UNITED KINGDOM THE HON LLOYD J. AUSTIN III SECRETARY OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES​ AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Joint Statement 8 April 2024 The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister...

On February 20 the Australian government finally released its blueprint for the non-submarine part of the RAN, entitled Enhanced Lethality Surface Fleet.  The document claimed that the number of surface combatants will be substantially increased to 26 platforms –...

UK surveillance specialist Chess Dynamics has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems Maritime Australia to supply its SeaEagle FCEO surveillance systems for the first batch of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hunter class frigates. The system will provide the...

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is continuing its ongoing contribution to Indo-Pacific regional security, deploying a Royal Australian Navy ship for the second regional presence deployment of 2024.Guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart and its crew of around 230 personnel...

On April 4 South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries contractually delivered yet another submarine as part of an attack class program that started in 1994.  This is the 21st submarine in a planned series of 27 SSKs that...