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Apr- 2024 -

11 April

SeaEagle Fire Control Electro-Optical surveillance system

Chess Dynamics to Deliver Surveillance Systems for Australian Hunter-Class Frigates

BAE Systems Maritime Australia has contracted Chess Dynamics to deliver SeaEagle surveillance systems for the first batch of Royal Australian Navy Hunter-class frigates.

Mar- 2024 -

22 March

Sea

Joe Saballa

Australia Picks BAE to Build Multibillion-Dollar Nuclear Submarines

The Australian government has selected BAE Systems to build its new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.

Feb- 2024 -

29 February

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Australian Navy Begins ‘Smart’ Sea Mine Training

Australian Navy personnel have begun training with recently acquired sea mines, Air Vice Marshall Leon Philips revealed at a recent event.

27 February

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Orders Two More Evolved Cape Patrol Boats

Austal has received a contract extension to develop two more Evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy.

20 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Says to Build Biggest Navy Since World War II

Australia outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defense spending by an additional $7 billion, in the face of a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race.

Jan- 2024 -

12 January

Sea

An Australian Army Landing Craft Mechanised Mk8 (LCM8) from 10 Forces Support Battalion arrives in Cairns, Queensland as part of Australian Defence Force support recovery efforts in the region after Ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper. *** Local Caption *** The Australian Defence Force is providing support to the Queensland Reconstruction Agency to access and resupply isolated and vulnerable communities in the vicinity of Douglas, Cook and Wujal Wujal ahead of the wet season. Defence is providing Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopters and a landing craft to transport bulk resupply and delivery of engineering equipment into isolated communities currently recovering from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Additionally, Defence will provide personnel and equipment to help clear access and larger scale debris to isolated communities, as well as specialist aviation and maritime planning and light engineering support.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Commences Operator Training for Future Littoral Maneuver Fleet

The Australian Department of Defence has begun training future operators of the country’s upcoming littoral maneuver fleet.

10 January

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Australia Taps BAE Systems to Upgrade Anzac Frigate Firepower

The Australian government has awarded BAE Systems a contract to upgrade the firepower of its Anzac-class frigates.

Nov- 2023 -

24 November

Asia Pacific

HMAS Toowooba practices sail pass in the Philippine Sea, October 2023.

Staff Writer With AFP

Australian Warship Passes Through Taiwan Strait: Taipei Military

Taiwan said an Australian warship had sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a sensitive waterway separating the self-ruled island from China.

21 November

Sea

Joe Saballa

Saab, US Firm to Bolster Australia’s Undersea Warfare Capabilities

Saab and American firm ThayerMahan have agreed to collaborate to bolster Australia’s sovereign undersea warfare capabilities.

20 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

China Says Military Operates Lawfully After Australia Sonar Accusation

China said its military has always operated in accordance with international law, after Australia said sonar pulses emitted by a Chinese warship "likely" injured navy divers.

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