Submarine rescue contract extension
JFD Australia is to provide its submarine rescue system to the Royal Australian Navy for another four years, by Aida Čučuk – source JFD JFD Australia, the provider of the […]
Category: Submarines
MK48 torpedo stocks to be increased
DEFENCE CONNECT: Government commits $200m to expand Collins torpedo stocks – 21 March 2025 The government has announced a major enhancement to the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine capabilities, committing $200 […]
New investment in Naval Communications Station Harold E Hold
Department of Defence news : New lease of life for long-range submarine array – 18 March 2025 – Work is under way to overhaul a kilometres-wide and 300-metre-tall transmitter array in […]
Scope of Collins Class life extension in question
The AUSTRALIAN – Ben Packham : A $5bn plan to extend the lives of the navy’s Collins-class submarines is in disarray as the government-owned shipbuilder ASC warns it won’t be […]
Public invited to comment on Osborne Submarine Construction Yard Strategic Assessment
Department of Defence Press Release 3 February 2025 : The public is invited to provide comment on the planned Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard Draft Strategic Impact Assessment Report for Osborne, […]
New submarine air defence missile system
Germany’s New Air Defense Missile System for Submarines : 02/02/2025 49 Germany, EUROPE, WORLD, Naval Defense, GENERAL, DEFENSE, Railly News German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems announced the Interactive Defense and Attack […]
Plans develop for the other Australian nuclear propelled submarine
DEFENCE CONNECT: Commonwealth, Industry partners reach SSN-AUKUS agreement – Stephen Kuper The Australian and UK Governments have formalised the agreement between the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) and industry partners, BAE […]
Collins Class sustainment a Government ‘Product of Concern’
DEFENCE CONNECT: Following a recommendation from Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy, Defence has confirmed that Collins Class submarine sustainment (processes and procedures) has been listed as […]
RAN MK-48 torpedo guidance and control sections continue to be supplied by Lockheed Martin
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$245 million (AU$380.9 million) contract extension for the MK-48 Guidance and Control Mod 7 program. This contract combines purchases […]
Australian Submarine Agency performance concern
ABC – Andrew Greene 5th December 2024: Defence Minister Richard Marles has ordered more oversight of the Australian Submarine Agency’s (ASA) structure, staff makeup and direction. Concerns have been growing […]