DEFENCE CONNECT; 11th November 2024 : On 6th November, Royal Australian Navy Huon Class mine hunter vessel HMAS Gascoyne (II) has made its final entry into Sydney Harbour as it prepares for decommissioning next month. HMAS Gascoyne (II) is scheduled to be retired during a decommissioning ceremony to be held at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney […]
The full set of Navy photographs of the 2024 RAN Fleet Review by King Charles III can be sighted at <https://images.navy.gov.au/Home/Search?Type=Full>. Paste this link into your browser and it will take you there. Three from that collection are displayed below.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla reviewed yesterday (22nd October 2024) those ships of the RAN Fleet which were not deployed as the final activity of their 2024 Australian Tour. Below is collection of images captured from the news sites of the ABC, Sky News and the Nine Network.
$7 billion boost to nation’s air and missile defence capabilities: DEFENCE CONNECT 22 October 2024 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Industry, Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy have announced a $7 billion acquisition to acquire state-of-the-art long-range missiles. This multi-billion acquisition of the Standard Missile 2 Block […]
DEFENCE CONNECT: 16th October 2024 Civmec Limited and Naval Vessels Lürssen of Bremen, Germany, have entered into a non-binding heads of agreement, detailing the framework for the transfer of ownership of Luerssen Australia to Civmec Limited. Luerssen Australia’s sole business is the building of six Arafura Class offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy […]
Australian Submarine Agency, 14 October 2024: In another significant milestone for the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS)enhanced trilateral security partnership, the first seven Royal Australian Navy (RAN) enlisted sailors graduated from the United States Navy Nuclear Power School after a twelve month course. The seven sailors, alongside a third group of RAN officers who […]
Based upon a DEFENCE CONNECT article by Robert Dougherty Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has applauded the addition of a “genuine strategic dimension” to relations following the first official visit by a Norwegian defence minister to Australia. Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram made the historic visit on 5 September for the opening of […]
By NOA Newsletter editor; another step forward in equipping Darwin to be a fully functional forward operating base for all RAN and allied vessels. Australian Defence Department news: article by LCDR Jonathan White. With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward vertical launch […]
Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) – 11th September 2024: The USS Hawaii (SSN 776), a Virginia class nuclear-powered submarine, departed HMAS Stirling after spending over 2 weeks in Australia for the Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP). Fair winds and following seas! During the STMP, Royal Australian Navy personnel directly participated alongside US Navy personnel in the […]
ADM Weekly: According to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), sea trials were originally planned to take place before December 2022. However, they were delayed due to structural fire protection design issues that hindered the ship’s ability to meet (Defence) seaworthiness standards. The initial trial lasted just one night, with Arafura returning to the Osborne […]
