Adelaide-based submarine battery manufacturer PMB Defence is partnering with BAE Systems in the United Kingdom to enable the potential integration of its advanced nickel-zinc battery system into the design of the future conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered SSN-AUKUS submarines. PMB will also supply…
Newport, Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced a new 190-foot autonomous boat, the Romulus 190, that is designed by Sydney-based Incat-Crowther. The new Romulus design is part-built already and will be operational in 2026, says HII’s Duane Fotheringham. It…
Just seven weeks after the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced the award of a $1.7 billion contract for the manufacture and support of an undisclosed number of Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (XL-AUVs), Anduril has officially opened its…
Together with its AUKUS partners, the RAN has the responsibility for coordinating, supporting and delivering a significant package of maintenance work on the US Navy Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Vermont. She arrived at Fleet Base West at HMAS Stirling near Fremantle in…
The Royal Australian Navy has demonstrated its new Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), the Insitu Australia RQ-21 Integrator. Operated by 822X Squadron at RANAS Nowra south of Sydney, the Integrator is a fixed-wing UAS with an endurance of up to 16…
Defence has awarded Anduril Australia a $1.7 billion contract for the delivery, maintenance and continued development of the Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (XL-AUV) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) over the next five years. An undisclosed number…
The Australian subsidiaries of US firm KBR and UK firm BMT have entered into a strategic relationship to support the delivery of long-term outcomes for the sustainment of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) platforms. Adelaide-based KBR will provide extensive program management,…
The Australian government has selected the upgraded Japanese Mogami-class frigate for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) future fleet of between seven and 11 General Purpose Frigates (GPF) under Project SEA 3000. The project has a value of up to $8.5…
In their 67-clause AUKMIN (Australian-UK Ministerial Consultations) Communique Australia and the UK have agreed closer Defence and Strategic cooperation. The talks, between the Australian and UK Ministers for Defence and Foreign Affairs, were held in Sydney on 25 July. All…
Sikorsky and CAE are collaborating with the US Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to integrate, test and optimize the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system for installation aboard the two countries’ MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. Designed and built by CAE…