Vale Rear Admiral Bill Crossley AO RAN Ret’d
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 […]
Category: News
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
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 […]
Change of command HMAS Canberra
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 […]
Australia’s new Landing Craft Heavy
Damen LST100 design selected for Army’s heavy landing craft requirement : 22 November 2024 | Andrew McLaughlin Just in case NOA members missed the news back in November 2024, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
New electronic support / countermeasures for six RAN ships
DEFENCE CONNECT: Rheinmetall Defence Australia has kicked off local assembly of the first Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) shipsets, destined for installation on Royal Australian Navy vessels. This off-board countermeasure system is […]
VALE – Commander Peter Poland OAM RN (Retd)
Dear members, It is with great sadness that I advise the passing of NOA member Commander Peter Poland OAM RN Retd. Peter was a Seaman Officer in the RN who […]