Australia Fires Tomahawk Missile In First
AUSTRALIA successfully launched its first Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile (TLAM) for the first time during a test and evaluation activity off the coast of San Diego, United States. In … Read More
Tag: Royal Australian Navy
Five-nation Exercise concludes
EXERCISE Bersama Lima comprising the militaries of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom under the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) concluded after more than two weeks. Hosted … Read More
Kongsberg clinches US$93m Australian Joint Strike Missile deal
KONGSBERG Defence & Aerospace has signed an initial contract valued at approximately US$ 93 million with the Commonwealth of Australia to deliver the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the Royal … Read More
Australia Expands Surface Combatant Fleet
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will be expanding its surface combatant fleet, following an announcement by Australian Minister of Defence Richard Marles on Feb 20. According to the country’s Department … Read More
Japan Boost Defence Spending, More Acquisition Plans in the Works
TOKYO: The Diet recently gave a nod to a ¥114 trillion ($859.4 billion) national budget for fiscal year 2023, with a boost in defence allocation, giving further boost to the … Read More
Australian Industry to Optimise Capability of Hobart-Class Destroyers
Canberra: The Australian government has signed a six-year contract with BAE Systems to take on a new, innovative sustainment role designed to optimise the capability of the Royal Australian Navy’s … Read More
Biggest Ever Exercise Kakadu
Multi-national maritime exercise Kakadu returns this year with the participation of naval forces from more than 20 nations. The biennial series of drills, hosted by Australia is currently being held … Read More
CAE to Provide Innovative Training Systems to Australian Navy
Montreal-based global training solution provider, CAE has been awarded the Platforms and Systems Training Contract (PSTC) by the Australian government to deliver improved quality, efficiency, modernisation, and remote capability in … Read More
Australian Navy Personnel to Train onboard UK Submarine, Strengthens AUKUS Partnership
As part of enhancing cooperation under the AUKUS pact, United Kingdom’s defence minister, Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace announced the training of Royal Australian Navy … Read More
Australian Navy, CAE Partners for New Training System
Canberra: The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will employ innovative new training systems as part of a plan to grow its workforce to more than 20,000 people by 2040. The new … Read More