Royal Australian Navy

S. Korea Offers Australia Interim Submarine to Close Collins Gap: Report

South Korea has reportedly offered to build a fleet of conventional attack submarines for the Royal Australian Navy to bridge a potential capability gap between the aging Collins submarine and the future introduction of a new class of nuclear-powered undersea attack vessels.

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Australian Navy May Outfit Collins Subs With Tomahawk Missiles

The Royal Australian Navy is considering whether its Collins-class submarines could be outfitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, Naval News reported, citing the head of Navy Capability.

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Anduril to Build Three Unmanned Subs for Australia in Three Years

Anduril Industries will develop three Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles for the Royal Australian Navy.

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Australia Selects Naval Surveillance Drone for $900 Million

The Australian Department of Defence has selected Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter drone for the Royal Australian Navy at a cost of $930 million.

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Rohde & Schwarz to Build Communication System for Australian Frigates

Rohde & Schwarz will design and deliver an integrated communications system for the Hunter-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy.

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Australia to Acquire Additional Cape-Class Patrol Vessels

Austal has announced that the country is ordering two Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats to bolster its maritime surveillance capabilities.

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Australia to Build $7.3 Billion Nuclear Submarine Base 

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the country plans to build a nuclear-powered submarine base for 10 billion Australian dollars.

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Lockheed to Upgrade Australian Aegis Combat System for $33M

Lockheed Martin Australia has secured a $33 million contract to upgrade the Aegis Combat System on the Australian Navy’s destroyers.

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Australia Seeks to Replace MRH 90 Helos With Black Hawks

Australian defense minister Peter Dutton announced last week that the government wants to replace the country’s Airbus MRH 90 Taipan helicopters with Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks.

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Philippines, Australia Conduct Joint Navy Exercises

The Philippine Navy (PN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a joint maritime exercise on Saturday.

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