Author: Doug Stevens
Doug aggregates Australian Navy related news for the Naval Officers Association of Australia.
USS Colorado – Australian Submarine Agency update
The announcement that USS Colorado will return as the first U.S. submarine to commence SRF-West from late 2027 is the clearest signal yet that #AUKUS is on track and becoming […]
Australia to establish independent, not-for-profit national peak body for veterans’ organisations
DEFENCE CONNECT: Robert Dougherty The Australian government has announced around $7.4 million in funding over four years to support the establishment and initial operations of an independent, member-based, not-for-profit national […]
USS Colorado (SSN 788) announced as first submarine for Submarine Rotational Force – West
AUKUS | U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting have announced USS Colorado […]
Formal opening of end-to-end sonar towed array manufacturing facility
Defence Connect 26th October 2026 – primary source article by Robert Dougherty Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has officially opened a new multimillion-dollar sonar manufacturing and sustainment facility […]
Australia to provide maritime patrol vessels, strengthen cyber security under new Timor-Leste agreement
DEFENCE CONNECT : Robert Dougherty Australia will provide new Timor-Leste National Police maritime patrol vessels and strengthen Timor-Leste’s cyber security capabilities and digital forensics under a newly signed bilateral Defence […]
Defence sustainment funding versus capability delivered
Colin Storey Director and founder at 127 East Advisory : It’s crunch time for Australia’s defence sustainment budget. In 2024, the Chief of Navy was reported by the ANAO as raising […]
Australia joins ASEAN-led Joint Cooperative Activity
Defence media release: 30 September 2026 An Australian contingent including HMAS Perth and Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to the Philippines for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working […]
2 Royal Australian Navy Arafura Class OPVs to be homeported in Cairns from early next year
DEFENCE CONNECT: 29th September 2026 At least two Royal Australian Navy Arafura Class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) will be homeported at HMAS Cairns, strengthening defence industry and regional security in […]