Submarine for 2030s Fleet : On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Navy confirmed a decisive shift in its shipbuilding strategy, as reported by USNI, with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) […]
Defence has selected the Mogami class frigate tendered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan to be Australia’s SEA3000 General Purpose Frigate. At least three and possibly six will be built […]
The Australian : The Albanese government is poised to select its preferred design for the Navy’s new $10bn general purpose frigates in what will be its most consequential Defence procurement […]
Colin Clarke; Breaking Defense Indo Pacific 3rd July 2025: “We the Japanese government will guarantee that the whole project, and all the contracts will go smoothly so that there will not […]
DEFENCE CONNECT: The Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet has successfully surpassed 50,000 flight hours over the ten years since they were introduced into RAN service. Sikorsky Australia, a […]
Australian engineering company, Civmec, is to acquire shipbuilder Luerssen Australia from Naval Vessels Luerssen (NVL) for A$20 million. The parties are working towards a target completion date of 1 July 2025. […]
Maritime News: [This may sound familiar to RAN personnel.] After years of issues with contractor-based equipment maintenance, the U.S. Navy is joining the “right to repair” movement, Navy Secretary John […]
Navy Lookout : In the first major naval announcement of the Strategic Defence Review, the (UK) Prime Minister has promised to construct up to 12 SSNs (nuclear-powered attack submarines) to […]
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 […]
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 […]
