The Philippine Navy, the Samoa Police Service, and a law enforcement agency in the US state of Pennsylvania take delivery of new vessels while a future Royal Australian Navy patrol ship is launched into the water for the first time. Philippine Navy acquires two additional fast attack craft The Philippine Navy has taken delivery of […]
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Royal Australian Navy patrol boat Wollongong retires from service
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) decommissioned the Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong in a ceremony at HMAS Cairns on Thursday, December 8. The patrol boat, which ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Cape Otway – New long-endurance patrol boats for Royal Australian Navy
Austal Australia has delivered the first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats slated for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The DNV-classed aluminium monohulled newbuilds ..
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Royal Australian Navy retires patrol boat Maitland
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) decommissioned the Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Maitland at a ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, on Thursday, April 28. The vessel na ..
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First Evolved Cape-class patrol boat delivered to Royal Australian Navy
Austal Australia has delivered the first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats slated for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). ADV Cape Otway has a length of 58 metres and a ..
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Royal Australian Navy’s first Arafura-class patrol vessel hits the water
The first of 12 Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) slated for the Royal Australian Navy was launched into the water at the facilities of Osborne Naval Shipyard ..
RAN’s first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat floated out
The first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats slated for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was recently launched at Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Austral ..
RAN’s second Arafura-class patrol vessel to be delayed by six months
The Australian Financial Review reports that the second Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) being built by Luerssen Australia and ASC for the Royal Australian Navy ..
Australian-French partnership to develop autonomous MCM systems for Royal Australian Navy
Australian company Total Marine Technology (TMT) and French unmanned systems specialist ECA Group have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on ..
AU$155 million earmarked for upgrades of Australia’s Cairns naval base
The Australian government is set to invest around AU$155 million (US$121.8 million) for the improvement of HMAS Cairns, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base in Cairns, Qu ..