Tag: Royal Australian Navy
Austal delivers first high speed support vessel to the Royal Navy of Oman
Austal Limited announced that the 72m High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) – the RNOV Al Mubshir – has been delivered to the Royal Navy...
Austal wins $305m Pacific Patrol Boat contract
The Commonwealth of Australia has awarded global defence contractor Austal a $305 million contract for the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement (PPBR) Project.
The contract will...
Turnbull Government’s announcement for Australia’s multi-billion defence programs produces mixed reactions
South Australian Manufacturing and Innovation Minister Kyam Maher has reacted on yesterday’s announcement of the build locations for the Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) program,...
Great news for Spain, bad for Australia – Navantia is the preferred tenderer for...
Spain’s Navantia has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the two replacement replenishment vessels for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The replenishment ship programme...
Lockheed Martin wins contract to train Australia’s future pilots
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Australian Department of Defence to oversee the training of the next generation...
Lockheed Martin opens new $3m lab in SA to support RAN next-gen submarine force
In collaboration with Saab Australia and Thales Australia, global defence company Lockheed Martin has officially opened its new high-tech laboratory in Adelaide which is intended to...
BAE Systems to deliver NUSHIP Adelaide later this year
BAE Systems has announced that the second of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)Â commenced her final...
Continuous naval shipbuilding program announcement welcomed by shipbuilders and unions
The Federal Government’s announcement of a commitment to a continuous shipbuilding plan for the Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet has been welcomed by a...
Nuship Canberra departs Melbourne
Australia’s first Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship Nuship Canberra has been farewelled from BAE System’s Williamstown shipyard as she departed for Sydney, the company...
Outsourcing shipbuilding program could ‘sink’ Australian shipyards, AMWU says
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has voiced its concern about the Abbott Government’s decision to exclude Australian-based companies from tendering for the construction...