Royal Australian Navy Archives - Defense Daily http://www.defensedaily.com/tag/royal-australian-navy/ Wed, 13 May 2026 19:24:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-dd-icon-150x150.png Royal Australian Navy Archives - Defense Daily http://www.defensedaily.com/tag/royal-australian-navy/ 32 32 RTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates https://www.defensedaily.com/rtx-wins-searam-ship-self-defense-contract-for-australian-frigates/navy-usmc/ Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:11 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1269751 The SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system. (Image: RTX's Raytheon)

]]> Australian Official Updates AUKUS Sub Workforce Progress https://www.defensedaily.com/australian-official-updates-aukus-sub-workforce-progress/navy-usmc/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:58:27 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1233172 The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN-792) is at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia in late October 2025 for a scheduled Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP), marking the first time Pearl Harbour Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility will lead and execute SSN maintenance in Australia. (Photo: Royal Australia Navy, ABIS Jaxsen Shinners)

]]> Anduril Wins $1.12 Billion Australia Contract For Ghost Shark USV https://www.defensedaily.com/anduril-wins-1-12-billion-australia-contract-for-ghost-shark-usv/navy-usmc/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:39:48 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1223225 Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle. (Photo: Australian Ministry of Defence)

]]> Marine Corps Outlines LSM Future: First Within Five Years, Sharing Second Test Ship With Australia, Hybrid Crewing T-EPFs https://www.defensedaily.com/marine-corps-outlines-lsm-future-first-within-five-years-sharing-second-test-ship-with-australia-hybrid-crewing-t-epfs/navy-usmc/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:48:02 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1207525 The previous concept design for the Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM), featured in an April Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. (Image: CBO)

]]> Australia To Buy $125 Million In MK-48 Torpedoes https://www.defensedaily.com/australia-to-buy-125-million-in-mk-48-torpedoes/navy-usmc/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:58:02 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1203790 Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable's (AS 40) weapons department, stabilize a Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo during a weapons on-load in February 2017 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon/Released)

]]> Australia’s New Submarine Industry Strategy Plans For $19 Billion Domestic Investment https://www.defensedaily.com/australias-new-submarine-industry-strategy-plans-for-19-billion-domestic-investment/navy-usmc/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:38:19 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1202807 AUKUS logo (Image: Australia Department of Defense)

]]> Courtney Slams Trump Steel/Aluminum Tariffs Right After Australia Sends Sub Industry Money https://www.defensedaily.com/courtney-slams-trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs-right-after-australia-sends-sub-industry-money/navy-usmc/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:29:04 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1200185 AUKUS logo (Image: Australia Department of Defense)

]]> Australia Announces $4.7 Billion To Buy SM–2 And SM-6 From U.S. https://www.defensedaily.com/australia-announces-4-7-billion-to-buy-sm-2-and-sm-6-from-u-s/international/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:55:13 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1190207 The Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney fires the country’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024 in July 2024. (Photo: LSIS Daniel Goodman, Royal Australian Navy)

]]> Australia Announces New Naval Industrial Zone With Future Submarine Dry Docks https://www.defensedaily.com/australia-announces-new-naval-industrial-zone-with-future-submarine-dry-docks/international/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:06:34 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1189479 Illustration of plans for the Henderson Defense Precinct in Western Australia that will build some vessels and provide maintenance for nuclear-powered attack submarines, announced in October 2024. (Image: Australian Ministry of Defense)

]]> AUKUS Defense Ministers Announce New U.K.-Australia Treaty And Shared P-8 Torpedoes https://www.defensedaily.com/aukus-defense-ministers-announce-new-u-k-australia-treaty-and-shared-p-8-torpedoes/navy-usmc/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:04:00 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1187316 aukus defense ministerial meeting sept 26 2024

]]> Australia Set To Hire 200 More Workers For SSN Sub Maintenance https://www.defensedaily.com/australia-set-to-hire-200-more-workers-for-ssn-sub-maintenance/navy-usmc/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:01:10 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1185075 U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), temporarily attached to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Fleet Support Unit-West (FSU), and RAN sailors assigned to FSU, stand in formation as the Emory S. Land prepares to moor at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia on Aug. 16, 2024.(Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darek Leary)

]]> Navy Soon To Start Sub Maintenance On SSN In Australia https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-soon-to-start-sub-maintenance-on-ssn-in-australia/navy-usmc/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 21:48:06 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1184024 Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN-776) prepare to moor at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia on August 22, 2024. as part of a scheduled port visit before conducting a submarine tendered maintenance period (STMP) with the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39). (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Mejicanos)

]]> Aussies Invest In New Kongsberg NSM Missile Factory https://www.defensedaily.com/aussies-invest-in-new-kongsberg-nsm-missile-factory/international/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:45:12 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1183949 HMAS Sydney fires the Royal AustraliaNavy's first Naval Strike Missile off the Hawaiian coast during the 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in July. (Photo: Australian Defense Ministry via Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman)

]]> Australia’s Ghost Shark Autonomous Sub Arrives In U.S. For Testing https://www.defensedaily.com/australias-ghost-shark-autonomous-sub-arrives-in-u-s-for-testing/unmanned-systems/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:59:36 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1183716 An Anduril Ghost Shark Arriving in the United States via a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 in summer 2024. (Photo: Anduril)

]]> Australia Committing To Collins-Class Sub Life Extension With Fewer Upgrades https://www.defensedaily.com/australia-committing-to-collins-class-sub-life-extension-with-fewer-upgrades/international/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:13:41 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1177336 The Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74) moors alongside the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at HMAS Stirling naval base, April 19, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chase Stephens/Released)

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