AUSTRALIA

Australia Releases 35-Year, A$90 Billion Shipbuilding Plan

17 Mei 2017 Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Plan, is the nation’s largest ever programme of naval shipbuilding and sustainment (photo :…

Australia Receives Final Nulka Missile Decoy

16 Mei 2017 Nulka anti ship missile decoy (photo : dvidshub)Locally designed Nulka Missile Decoy Program hits a special milestoneThe…

Government Announces Purchase of Land for Naval Shipbuilding Project

15 Mei 2017 Construction of Barracuda submarine (photo : DCNS)The Turnbull government has revealed it has secured the purchase of…

Australian Defence Budget Rises 8.3%

10 Mei 2017 Budget projections show spending reaching 2% of GDP (photo : Adelaide Now)Australia will increase defence expenditure by…

Austal to Open Office in Adelaide for OPV Bid

08 Mei 2017 OPV 80 for Australian Navy (image : Austal) Austal to Open New Shipbuilding Design and Project Management…

Boeing Delivers 100th Deeper Maintenance for RAAF Classic Hornet Fleet

05 Mei 2017 RAAF F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet (photo : Boeing, Aus DoD)Major milestone represents more than 500,000 hours of workBoeing…

Australia Requests Sale of Anti Radiation Missiles for EA-18G Growler

29 April 2017 AGM-88 HARM tactical missile (photo : planephotoman)WASHINGTON – The State Department has made a determination approving a…

LHDs Remain Alongside as Defence Investigates Propulsion Issues

28 April 2017 HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide LHD (photo : Kelvin Hockey)The Navy’s two amphibious assault ships HMAS Canberra…

Australian AWD Program Advances

26 April 2017 HMAS Brisbane 41 (photo : Aus DoD)Destroyer milestones mountThe project to supply new destroyers for the Royal…

First Cape Class Patrol Boat Delivered to the Royal Australian Navy

25 April 2017 Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Fourcroy (photo : Austal)Cape Vessel Delivered Navy Marking 73rd Patrol Boat Built…