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SSN-AUKUS to be fitted with vertical launch missile capability
A newly approved US support package for the SSN-AUKUS program has effectively confirmed that the RN and Royal Australian Navy’s next-generation attack submarines will be equipped with vertical launch cells. […]
Exercise Kakadu commences
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Japanese defence minister expected to finalise Mogami deal by end of March
DEFENCE CONNECT : Stephen Kuper 9th March 2026 Japan’s new defence minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, is expected to visit Australia later this month to formally sign off on the multibillion-dollar contract […]
Australia protests ‘unsafe’ encounter with Chinese helicopter
Australia protests ‘unsafe’ encounter with Chinese helicopter : written by Robert Dougherty DEFENCE CONNECT | March 9, 2026 The Australian government has protested an “unsafe and unprofessional interaction” involving a Chinese […]
Royal Australian Navy fleet review – 21 March 2026
The Royal Australian Navy will conduct its Exercise Kakadu Fleet Review on Sydney Harbour on 21 March. The Fleet Review will see the largest gathering of warships on Sydney […]
IRIS Dena sunk by unnamed US submarine
US Department of War : An unnamed U.S. Navy submarine has sunk the Iranian warship IRIS Dena with a torpedo in international waters off the southern coast of Sri Lanka […]
The Royal Australian Navy – 125 years
narrated by Commander Russell Crowe RAN
South Australia nuclear submarine construction facility – next stage funding announced
AUKUS Forum : Multi-billion dollar funding for AUKUS submarines Following recent talks with President Trump, the Prime Minister today announced a new cash injection in a $30 billion shipyard that […]
New US head of AUKUS integration and acquisition
Rear Adm. Douglas Adams assumes leadership of AUKUS Integration and Acquisition By AUKUS Integration & Acquisition Public Affairs WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Douglas Adams assumed leadership of the AUKUS Integration […]