Australian-made submarine grade steel will be used in the build of US Navy Virginia-class submarines for the first time.

The government has selected a designer for the submarine contingency dry dock capability in support of Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet.

UDT Australia, an extension of the popular UDT event staged annually in Europe, will be held in Adelaide from 2-4 December 2026.

Australian Navy hydrographic survey ship HMAS Leeuwin has utilised a new capability to provide extremely detailed, 3D images of the sea floor during its survey deployment to Papua New Guinea.

New Zealand engineering and support company Edge Defence has acquired fellow kiwi defence business New Zealand Ocean Technology which support NZ Defence Force undersea activities | Max Blenkin

Corsair uncrewed autonomous surface vessels produced by US company Saronic have been used to destroy a docked Iranian midget submarine at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base, the first US use of kamikaze boats | Max Blenkin

SeaTransport's 73m Matilda 1, an Australian-designed stern landing vessel under lease to support the US Marine Corps, has successfully undertaken beach landing trials in northern Australia.

Defence has awarded $6.2 million to three Australian-based companies as part of the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge.

Having recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Nowra support facility for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime combat helicopters, Sikorsky Australia is now set for further sustainment-led growth | Julian Kerr

The 2026 ADM South Australia Defence Summit, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 7 July, underscored the state’s involvement in the creation of a sovereign naval shipbuilding and sustainment capability | Nigel Pittaway

Saab Australia has reached a milestone with its 100th Multi-Function Console ready for export.

Two years after ASC deployed its first personnel to Pearl Harbor, more than 200 ASC employees are now undertaking Virginia-class maintenance training in Hawaii.

Rohde & Schwarz Australia and BAE Systems Maritime Australia have completed the Preliminary Design Review for delivery of NAVICS for the Hunter Class Frigate Program.

Ocius Technology and UNSW Canberra are collaborating to develop advanced autonomous control systems for the Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel fleet to optimise its performance and power usage.

Australian shipbuilder Austal, Curtin University and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre have commenced a $600,000 collaborative research project to unlock new additive manufacturing opportunities.

The Australian Defence Force has arrived in Hawaii for the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 26.