NUSHIP Eyre in action
Royal Australian Navy – NUSHIP Eyre in action. Meet the newest Navy Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel, NUSHIP Eyre, which recently arrived at her home port of Fleet Base West […]
Category: Ships
Navy sea transportability trials underway for new Army combat vehicles
DEFENCE CONNCECT : 29 September 2025 By: Bethany Alvaro New heavy land and combat vehicles have undergone transport trials on HMAS Adelaide as part of their test for operational readiness. […]
Docking of HMAS Hobart at Osborne South Australia
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Exercise Penguin
Defence Australia : Exercise Penguin between Australia and Brunei
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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. […]
US Navy returns to in-house design of its surface combatants and submarines
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 selects Japanese Mogami class frigate
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 […]