Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday’s federal budget to boost its military capability, including guided weapons manufacture, an AUKUS submarine base and a frigate program, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Monday.
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US Starts To Build Submarine Presence On Strategic Australian Coast Under AUKUS
By Kirsty Needham PERTH, March 16 (Reuters) – In the control room of the American USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new…
WATCH: Australian Navy Joins Elite Club with Tomahawk Missile Test
The Royal Australian Navy has joined an exclusive group of nations capable of deploying Tomahawk cruise missiles, marking a transformative moment in the nation’s naval history. The breakthrough came as…
https://gcaptain.com/watch-australian-navy-joins-elite-club-with-tomahawk-missile-test/
VIDEO: Australia to expand naval shipbuilding capabilities at Henderson shipyard
The Australian Government is to establish a consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence Precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard, calling the project “the critical next step in delivering continuous naval shipbuilding in Western Australia.” It will also mark a major milestone on the AUKUS pathway as Australia develops the capability to own, operate and sustain conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarines.
The project is being carried out under a cooperation agreement between the...
AUKUS Navies Demonstrate Unmanned Vessels Across 10,000 Miles in NATO Exercise
The Royal Navy and its AUKUS partners successfully controlled uncrewed vessels in Australia from a command center in Portugal, spanning a distance of over 10,000 miles. The demonstration marks a…
https://gcaptain.com/aukus-navies-demonstrate-unmanned-vessels-across-10000-miles-in-nato-exercise/
Australia and U.S. Bolster Defense Cooperation, Basing Arrangements
Senior Australian and U.S. officials pledged to enhance force deployments, defense industrial base cooperation and regional security...
https://news.usni.org/2024/08/07/australia-and-u-s-bolster-defense-cooperation-basing-arrangements
Australia Inks $2.2B Deal to Extend Collins-class Submarines into 2030s
The Australian government signed a $2.2 billion four-year contract with national submarine builder ASC last week to keep Canberra’s existing Collins-class submarines in service through the 2030s.
When making the announcement on Saturday, Australia’s...
Australia Signs $1.4 Bln Deal To Upgrade Navy Submarines
SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines. The “sustainment…
https://gcaptain.com/australia-signs-1-4-bln-deal-to-upgrade-navy-submarines/
Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.
Jay Stefany, who...
Australian team arrives at PHNSY for AUKUS training
There are a lot of moving parts involved in building a sovereign Australian nuclear submarine capability and 28 personnel from Australian shipbuilder ASC are now at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). The team arrived under the Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS) enhanced trilateral security partnership. They will be trained and certified on various aspects of submarine maintenance to support the AUKUS Pillar 1 program that is...