Attendees of ADM’s Northern Australia Defence Summit in Darwin on 29 April were reminded of how critical the region has become when set against the backdrop of the rapidly deteriorating strategic circumstances | Nigel Pittaway

BAE Systems Maritime Australia is expanding its Strategic Supplier Partnerships program with selected small and medium enterprises to protect the construction schedule of the first three anti-submarine warships from the Hunter Class Frigate Program.  

Just a year after announcing the inaugural AUKUS Innovation Challenge, the three AUKUS members have launched their second challenge, this one focussed on undersea Command, Control and Communications | Gregor Ferguson

The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) has partnered with Colombia’s state-owned shipbuilding authority, Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial.

The Whiskey Project Group has unveiled Vycor, a new line of high-performance commercial watercraft.

JFD has opened a second New South Wales advanced manufacturing and support facility in Caringbah on 8 April 2025. This came after the opening of a similar specialised manufacturing facility in Beresfield on 26 February | Kirra Davey

ThayerMahan and Ocius have christened a persistent unmanned undersea surveillance vessel that supports the objectives of AUKUS Pillar II, part of the trilateral security partnership between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

The Western Australian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with General Dynamics Mission Supplies, part of General Dynamics. 

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency recently announced an open competitive tender for the provision of a proof of concept for a ship-launched UAV | Corey Lee Bell

Defence, BAE Systems Australia, Saab Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia have signed the first Delivery Tasking Statement of the Combat Systems Integration – Integrated Project Team Collaboration Agreement.

The first of two new Damen Azimuth Stern Drive 2111 50-foot Large Harbour Tug boats was quietly delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in February this year, according to a Defence spokesperson | Ben Felton

Thales Australia and Saildrone have integrated and tested the Thales Blue Sentry array and Saildrone’s uncrewed systems.

PMB's batteries will be trialled to assess the suitability for its application in US boats through Penn State University's rigorous testing. This is via a contract PMB has signed to provide products to the US Navy. 

Japan’s Mogami-class frigate is one of three designs vying for Australia’s $7-10 billion Sea 3000 frigate program, competing against two variants from Germany’s TKMS | Nigel Pittaway

The Australian Defence Force has concluded this year’s first maritime and aerial surveillance activity in the Republic of the Marshall Islands for Operation Solania.

KBR’s creation of a five-year work program and data driven supply chain plan will aid the Royal Australian Navy’s maritime sustainment strategy.