$7 billion boost to nation’s air and missile defence capabilities: DEFENCE CONNECT 22 October 2024 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Industry, Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy have announced a $7 billion acquisition to acquire state-of-the-art long-range missiles. This multi-billion acquisition of the Standard Missile 2 Block […]
King Charles III appointed with honorary ranks of RAN admiral, Australian Army field marshal and RAAF marshal: His Majesty King Charles III has been appointed the honorary ranks of Admiral of the fleet of the Royal Australian Navy, field marshal of the Australian Army, and marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force by the Governor-General […]
DEFENCE CONNECT: 16th October 2024 Civmec Limited and Naval Vessels Lürssen of Bremen, Germany, have entered into a non-binding heads of agreement, detailing the framework for the transfer of ownership of Luerssen Australia to Civmec Limited. Luerssen Australia’s sole business is the building of six Arafura Class offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy […]
Australian Submarine Agency, 14 October 2024: In another significant milestone for the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS)enhanced trilateral security partnership, the first seven Royal Australian Navy (RAN) enlisted sailors graduated from the United States Navy Nuclear Power School after a twelve month course. The seven sailors, alongside a third group of RAN officers who […]
DEFENCE CONNECT: Minister for Defence Personnel Matt Keogh has announced three contracts between Defence Housing Australia and Western Australian businesses to deliver 550 additional new homes for Defence personnel and their families. The new homes will be leased to Defence Housing Australia (DHA) and will provide accommodation in the coming years close to Fleet Base […]
USNI News: Last week aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) departed its temporary home at Naval Base San Diego for workups before heading to take up station as the flagship for Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J). Since 1973, the U.S. has maintained a carrier strike group operating out of Yokosuka, Japan, as part of […]
USNI News 3rd October 2024: US Congress wants weld answers. The discovery of low-quality welds on submarines and aircraft carriers under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding has sparked a congressional investigation by the House Armed Services Committee, following a Thursday report from USNI News. The call for an investigation follows a report to senior […]
USNI News: 3rd October 2024. Tuesday’s Iranian ballistic missile attack appears to be the second publicly acknowledged use of the Standard Missile 3 in combat, USNI News understands. Almost 200 missiles were fired from Iran toward Israel in retaliation for the targeted killing of Iranian-supported leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas. The SM-3s were used in coordination with the Israeli Arrow BMD (ballistic missile defence) […]
Based upon a DEFENCE CONNECT article by Robert Dougherty Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has applauded the addition of a “genuine strategic dimension” to relations following the first official visit by a Norwegian defence minister to Australia. Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram made the historic visit on 5 September for the opening of […]
By NOA Newsletter editor; another step forward in equipping Darwin to be a fully functional forward operating base for all RAN and allied vessels. Australian Defence Department news: article by LCDR Jonathan White. With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward vertical launch […]
