Exercise Penguin
Defence Australia : Exercise Penguin between Australia and Brunei
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HMAS Ballarat transits the Taiwan Strait
The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Ballarat recently completed a routine transit through the South China Sea, conducted in accordance with international law. The operation was supported by a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The transit took place on 15–16 September in coordination with the United States Navy’s Arleigh Burke […]
HMAS Choules and New Guinea’s 50th anniversary
Navy news: Happy 50th Anniversary of Independence, Papua New Guinea! 🇵🇬 HMAS Choules recently visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) to mark the celebrations, hosting embarked forces from Pacific partners including Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Zealand. This group photo celebrates a significant milestone for the people of PNG.
Henderson W.A. maritime support infrastructure – new Government investment
DEFENCE CONNECT : Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles will announce a multi-billion dollar investment into the consolidation and Western Australia infrastructure in support of AUKUS. Defence Connect can reveal that the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese alongside Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles will announce […]
RAN to acquire fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles
Defence Media – Ghost Shark A $1.7 billion contract with Anduril Australia has been announced, supplying the Royal Australian Navy with a fleet of Australian‑designed and built extra‑large autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) – known as the Ghost Shark. The cutting-edge platform is designed to conduct intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike operations, stealthily and at long […]
HMAS Brisbane sails through Taiwan Strait
ABC News : China’s People’s Liberation Army says it followed and warned Australian navy ship HMAS Brisbane and a Canadian ship as they sailed the Taiwan Strait. The PLA accused the Australian and Canadian vessels of provocation and “causing trouble” by sailing the waterway. HMAS Brisbane participated in freedom of navigation exercises with Canada, the […]
Exercise Alon
Defence Australia : Waves of Steel, Skies of Fire 🔥 During Exercise Alon 2025, Defence personnel joined forces with Armed Forces of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea to conduct multi-domain maritime strike live fire serials. The serials brought together the Philippine Navy’s guided-missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal, the Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class guided-missile […]
Australia delivers landing craft vessel VOEA Late to Tonga
Naval : 01 September 2025 – Australia has delivered a new landing craft vessel, VOEA Late, to Tonga during an official handover ceremony. The new landing craft Late was delivered to Tonga at a handover ceremony at Masefield Naval Base on 29 August 2025. The ceremony was attended by his royal highness Crown Prince Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala, […]
Navy’s satellite communications (SATCOM) transformation begins
A sweeping project to replace Navy’s satellite communications got underway in August with the upgrade of HMAS Sydney’s SATCOM capability from the current Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (MASTIS) to the King Cobra system. The MASTIS system was the first of its kind when installed across the fleet in the early 2000s. The dual-band terminal could […]
12 hour fire aboard USS New Orleans
A fire that burned for 12 hours aboard the amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) off Okinawa, Japan, was declared extinguished early Thursday morning local time, U.S. 7th Fleet announced. The 25,000-ton warship is now anchored near the White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa, according to a statement from the Japan-based fleet. “The fire began […]