U.S. controls on sensitive defence exports, relaxed for AUKUS partner Australia last year, still apply to submarines, creating hurdles to defence industry collaboration on U.S. Virginia-class sub production, officials and executives said. Whether the United […]
American company Honeywell has been awarded a contract to deliver the AUKUS Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) pilot program. For this program, Honeywell will establish an enhanced security framework that will underpin a safer, more secure, […]
In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where the U.S. submarine presence will […]
The Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates will be fitted with Ultra Maritime’s world-leading 2150 hull mounted sonar under a contract with BAE Systems Maritime Australia. The delivery of the 2150 Bow Sonar will expand Australian […]
Following a recommendation from Defence, Collins class submarine sustainment has been listed as a Product of Concern to enable enhanced ministerial oversight of this critical capability The Collins class sustainment program has experienced challenges in […]
Airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Friday. Regulator Airservices […]
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract to provide its integrated platform management system (IPMS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigates. As disclosed, the company will design and deliver the IPMS to BAE Systems […]
Shipbuilder Austal Australia has been awarded a contract extension for the construction of two additional evolved Cape-class patrol boats (ECCPBs) to be delivered to the Australian Border Force (ABF). As disclosed, the eleventh and twelfth […]
The move came after the Australian government had shortlisted Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) of Germany over Spanish and South Korean contenders to build Australia’s future frigates. TKMS has […]
Anschütz has completed the next milestone in the Australian Hunter Class Frigate Program. During the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (WINBS), the overall system design was presented to […]
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