Babcock has moved the ex-warship HMAS Anzac using a sandbox solution. The sand boxes have been used as an engineering tool to evenly disturb weight and stabilise the ship as it was moved from place to place.

The Government has held its fourth Product of Concern Summit in Canberra on Monday 2 March 2026 to support the sustainment of Australia’s Collins class submarines.

Defence has accepted the tenth and final Evolved Cape class Patrol Boat for the Royal Australian Navy, ADV Cape Hawke, in a ceremony at Henderson shipyard in Western Australia on 27 February 2026.

The Government has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom to support Australia’s future sovereign conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarine capability.

The Australian Government has announced that milestones have been reached on delivering the $250 million HMAS Cairns wharf upgrade and the completion of a new shared-user training facility for Australian Navy Cadets.

Navantia Australia and RMIT University have been awarded a grant through the AEA Ignite program to develop a Neuromorphic Light Field Receiver Module for covert satellite to underwater communication.

Construction of Australia’s AUKUS-class nuclear powered submarines is more than a decade away, but when it happens it will be in a new production facility near where the Navy’s Collins-class submarines were built in an earlier age | Max Blenkin

Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a new nine-month extension of its Aegis Sustainment Program for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class Guided Missile Destroyers.

Western Australian firm Radian Architecture has won a major Commonwealth contract to lead early-stage planning for future Defence sustainment infrastructure in the Northern Territory.

SeaTransport's amphibious transport ship has commenced contractor sea trials ahead of delivery. It is also soon to enter service with the US military.

Concepts for a next-generation air warfare replacement for the Royal Navy’s Type 45 Daring-class destroyers are already being scoped by BAE Systems, and Australian input is contributing to their possible design and capabilities | Julian Kerr

In a (hypothetical) conflict of the not-too-distant future, an enemy naval task group approaches the Australian mainland intent on launching what they anticipate will be devastating missile strikes on military bases and civil infrastructure | Max Blenkin

Boeing has awarded Ferra Engineering a contract to produce wing kits for its High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability. The contract has extended the existing partnership between Boeing and Ferra.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has taken delivery of a new Guardian-class Patrol Boat, RMIS Jelmae, in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.

Assystem and Australia-based Shoal Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on AUKUS Pillar I, with the goal of strengthening Australia’s nuclear submarine supply chain.

Babcock International has secured its first agreement under the £4 billion (A$7.8 billion) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia, for the sale of two Arrowhead 140 frigate licences, to be delivered over the coming months.

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