Exercise Talisman Sabre
U.S. Marine F-35s Operate from U.K. Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters operated from the U.K. Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of […]
Category: RAN
Japan’s government pushes hard to woo Aussies with advanced frigate
Colin Clarke; Breaking Defense Indo Pacific 3rd July 2025: “We the Japanese government will guarantee that the whole project, and all the contracts will go smoothly so that there will not […]
RAN helicopters achieve a milestone
DEFENCE CONNECT: The Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet has successfully surpassed 50,000 flight hours over the ten years since they were introduced into RAN service. Sikorsky Australia, a […]
Carrier Strike Group 25 sails towards Australia for the largest-ever Exercise Talisman Sabre
Carrier Strike Group 25 has departed Singapore and is heading south towards Australia as it continues its eight-month deployment. CSG25 will participate in the eleventh edition of the large-scale Australian-led […]
HMAS Arafura commissioned
HMAS Arafura has been welcomed into the Royal Australian Navy fleet at a commissioning ceremony in Western Australia this past weekend. HMAS Arafura is the first Arafura class offshore patrol vessel […]
Civmec acquires Luerssen Australia
Australian engineering company, Civmec, is to acquire shipbuilder Luerssen Australia from Naval Vessels Luerssen (NVL) for A$20 million. The parties are working towards a target completion date of 1 July 2025. […]
Chief of Navy Essay Competition
CHIEF OF NAVY 2025 ESSAY COMPETITION RULES The Chief of Navy Essay Competition aims to promote knowledge of and interest in a thinking, fighting, Australian Navy. There will be four […]
Commissioning of HMAS Arafura expressions of interest
The Royal Australian Navy will commission HMAS Arafura at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal on Saturday, 28 June 2025. Navy is offering an Expression of Interest opportunity for those with an association […]
UK Government commits to building 12 SSN-AUKUS submarines
Navy Lookout : In the first major naval announcement of the Strategic Defence Review, the (UK) Prime Minister has promised to construct up to 12 SSNs (nuclear-powered attack submarines) to […]
The German Patrol Frigate option
Naval News 27 May 2025 : Saab Australia and German company TKMS have signed a MOU to support the German pitch for Australia’s SEA 3000 patrol frigate program. The SEA […]