Rheinmetall developing laser source demonstrator for the Bundeswehr
The German procurement authorities have awarded Rheinmetall a contract to develop a key future laser weapon system component. At the end of the second...
First RAN officers assigned to US Virginia-class submarines
Three Royal Australian Navy officers will be assigned to US Virginia class submarines based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after graduating from their submarine...
Singapore’s DSTA signs MOU for unmanned surface vehicles
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and the Republic of Korea’s Korean Register (KR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop...
Austal Australia launches 5th Evolved Cape class patrol boat
Austal Australia has successfully launched the fifth Evolved Cape class patrol boat (ECCPB) for the Royal Australian Navy.
The future ADV Cape Woolamai, named after the headland...
EDGE announces strategic deal with Israel Aerospace Industries
EDGE, an advanced technology company for defence and beyond, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel's leading aerospace and...
From the Magazine: OPERATING A “HYBRID FLEET:” INTEGRATING MANNED SHIPS AND UNINHABITED MARITIME SYSTEMS
Readers of Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter don’t need to be told that Australia now has a first-rate navy that – while numerically smaller than the...
University of Newcastle team gets ARC funding for maritime studies
A research team from the University of Newcastle has received A$650,000 in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project scheme to improve...
German defence group to visit ASC as part of $20 billion submarine bid
German defence group to visit ASC as part of $20 billion submarine bid
ADELAIDE’S shipyards will be showcased to a top-level group of German defence...
Mines laid by survey ship in Talisman Sabre 2021
In a first, personnel from Navy hydrographic survey ship HMAS Melville laid two inert minefields as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 (TS21). Melville’s core capability is military...
Hobart Class destroyers complete first joint exercise
The Royal Australian Navy’s three Hobart Class Destroyers have exercised together for the first time, demonstrating their cooperative capabilities to increase maritime security and...
