Halves of HMAS Arafura come together
Just shy of 18 months after the start of construction and one year since the official keel-laying ceremony for the Navy’s new first-of-class offshore patrol vessel, the two...
US ship incident near Paracels
Chinese authorities said they sortied ships and aircraft to “track, monitor, verify, identify and expel” a U.S. warship from the Paracel Island chain in...
US selects Italian design for frigates
By David B Larter of Defense News
The U.S. Navy’s newest surface combatant has Italian heritage, the Navy has announced Thursday.
In a major win for...
$350 million for six new patrol boats during COVID-19
Six new patrol boats will be built under a fast-tracked $350 million Defence project that aims tosecure hundreds of jobs during the COVID-19...
Has Attack Class cost gone up? Part 2
By Marcus Hellyer*
In the first part of this series, we saw that by late 2015, before the Defence Department had received industry responses in the competitive...
New contracts for five UK frigates
A new round of supply chain contract awards has been announced in relation to the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 general purpose frigate program,...
Has the cost of Attack subs gone up?
By Marcus Hellyer*
There have been claims in the media and by various commentators that the cost of Australia’s future submarine program has gone up....
Update on Attack Class construction
By John Davis, CEO Naval Group Australia
This is a moment in time when the work we’re doing is at its most critical. It’s vital...
Names announced for five OPVs
During the ceremonial keel laying for the second Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael...
Chile to get Australian frigates
By Juan Pablo Toro, Executive Director, AthenaLab
Beyond the obvious importance of the acquisition of two Australian frigates by the Chilean Navy, a more strategic...