Naval News 27 May 2025 : Saab Australia and German company TKMS have signed a MOU to support the German pitch for Australia’s SEA 3000 patrol frigate program. The SEA 3000 program is a mult-ibillion enterprise pitting Germany’s TKMS MEKO 200 against Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ evolved Mogami guided missile frigate to deliver the Royal […]
Maritime News : Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has held a delivery ceremony for the newest Mogami-class frigate built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [The Mogami class frigate is one of two shortlisted ship types for potential acquisition under the Defence patrol frigate program, where at least three of the selected class […]
This week Ocius signed a contract extension for Operation Resolute operations out of Darwin with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), in collaboration with Maritime Border Command and the Australian Border Force. This is the largest contract Ocius has signed to date. While details remain confidential, it is publicly known that since 1 July 2024, Ocius […]
AUKUS Forum [conjecture] : The Virginia-class submarine is more than a marvel of engineering—it’s a cornerstone of allied deterrence. Under AUKUS, Australia will not only operate these nuclear-powered vessels—but potentially help build them. That’s a game-changer. Under the AUKUS agreement, Australia is set to acquire at least three Virginia-class submarines from the United States, with […]
Dear members, It is with much regret that I advise the passing of RADM Bill Crossley on 9 May aged 95. The following Biography is obtained from the Navy Sea Power Centre website: William James Crossley was born in Brisbane on 10 April 1930 and educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He completed a five-year electrical fitter […]
Last week, the Royal Australian Navy commissioned two new Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats into the fleet, His Majesty’s Australian Ships (HMAS) Schanck and Solander. The two ships were commissioned at a ceremony at their homeport of HMAS Coonawarra in the NT. HMAS Schanck and Solander will work alongside the six Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats currently […]
Defence News : Australia will host the largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre from 13 July to 4 August 2025. Over 30,000 military personnel from 19 nations are set to participate in activities across Australia, and for the first time, in Papua New Guinea. Now in its eleventh iteration, Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral combined training activity […]
New command on course for HMAS Canberra – 5 May 2025 : For more than 20,700 nautical miles, one of the largest ships ever constructed for the Royal Australian Navy has been under the command of Captain Brendan O’Hara. Captain O’Hara spent his adult life serving Australia – the last two years spent commanding HMAS Canberra, […]
