DEFENCE CONNECT : Australia commits $310 million to secure nuclear propulsion systems for SSN-AUKUS submarines : 24 February 2026 : by Stephen Kuper The Albanese Government has announced a $310 million investment to procure critical long-lead components from the United Kingdom, marking a significant step forward in delivering Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS program. The […]
Australian Submarine Agency : HMS Anson has arrived at Western Australia’s HMAS Stirling for the first‑ever maintenance activity on a United Kingdom nuclear‑powered submarine in Australia, marking a historic step in our nation’s readiness to operate and maintain conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarines. Over the coming weeks, Australian personnel will work alongside partners from the United Kingdom […]
The maritime domain, including Australia’s maritime domain, faces unprecedented challenges, as highlighted by recent reports of suspected sabotage to undersea cables off the coast of Germany. The incident raises urgent concerns for Australia, where over 99% of internet traffic relies on subsea cables – a critical vulnerability yet to be adequately addressed in the nation’s […]
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.
As reported by the ABC this morning (22July2024), HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) has successfully fired the first RAN Naval Strike Missile (NSM) at the 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii. The NSM missile was launched from one of a set of canisters mounted midships on Sydney’s superstructure. The NSM missile is intended to […]
An Opinion piece from “Shipping News”. To engender discussion on probably the most significant Defence issue of the day. – February 1, 2024. Photo: US Navy/Michael C. Barton) The AUKUS security pact is an ambitious undertaking. The sale of three to five Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia in the early 2030s would be […]
Courtesy of Maritime News 26 Jan 24 Fort Victoria will not participate in STDE24 as had previously been hoped and she is officially now “in refit until Autumn 2024” and she is still expected to support the 2025 deployment. She has been laid up and handed to the care of Cammell Laird and has […]
Article in official PLA Daily newspaper highlights role of one of the country’s older frigates in collecting sonar data from foreign vessels. One commander says that collecting such information is now a ‘key task’ during regular training operations. The Chinese frigate Yancheng has been helping to collect data. Photo: China News Service The People’s Liberation […]
ST Engineering Marine has won a contract to build six multi-role combat vessels (MRCVs) to replace the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Victory-class missile corvettes. Alongside the construction, the company will facilitate the integration and procurement of related platform equipment for the vessels. Furthermore, integrated logistics support engineering will be provided to sustain the operational readiness […]
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine hasreleased a dramatic video showing one of its TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) striking two assault boats of the Russian Navy. According to the Ukrainian MoD, the two vessels were Raptor-class assault boats. They were struck in the vicinity of the now famous “Snake Island” (Zmiinyi Island), located roughly […]
