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Both houses of the U.S. Congress recently approved a comprehensive annual funding bill for FY2022 including $20 million for development of low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel for the nuclear reactors that propel naval submarines and aircraft carriers – a proliferation-resistant...

BAE Systems Australia welcomed a visit Saturday (26 September) by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to the Osborne South Naval Shipyard to mark the progress that has been achieved towards delivering a sovereign and continuous naval shipbuilding industry. BAE Systems’...

Exercise Bersama Lima 2013 – Boosting regional security An air and maritime exercise involving Australia and its regional security partners commences today (7 November 2013) in Malaysia. Exercise Bersama Lima 2013, is a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) activity involving Australia,...

Rheinmetall and WilNor Governmental Services, together with experienced Norwegian and German companies, will collaborate to remove unexploded ordnance in German waters. By combining maritime and technical expertise, the partners will answer the request for quote issued by the German Federal...

Training provider Serco announced that 37 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Maritime Warfare Officers have graduated with their Bridge Warfare qualifications in a ceremony at HMAS Watson in Sydney. Throughout two years of intensive training, the Maritime Warfare Officer Course...

ANZAC ASMD MILESTONEAPDR understands that Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Ray Griggs has approved Initial Operational Release (IOR) for HMAS PERTH Stage 1 ANZAC Class ASMD Upgrade Capability. This has been done on the advice of the Surface Force...

NORSTA Maritime Pty Ltd has been formally announced as the successful tenderer to deliver the Australian Navy’s first “Regional Maintenance Provider” contract. The contract is part of the Navy’s Plan Galileo Future Maritime Sustainment Model (FMSM), focusing on investing...

GeoSpectrum Technologies said Tuesday (2 June) that it has been chosen to deliver its Long-Range Acoustic Messaging (LRAM) system to another Western customer. This follows a recent successful delivery of LRAM equipment to the Canadian government. The LRAM system is...

 Hunter Class Frigate Program to deliver further significant national benefits: BAE Systems Australia BAE Systems Australia today released a report that shows that at its peak in 2028, the Hunter Class Frigate Program will contribute more than 6,300 jobs and...

1st Person : Kym Beazley In one of his last interviews before his departure to take up his position as Australia’s Ambassador to the US, former Defence Minister Kim Beazley talks to APDR’s Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe about the strategic importance of...