The Australian Border Force expects to complete modernisation work on its two Bay class patrol boats in 2024 | Ben Felton

Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to enhance strategic capabilities in robotic and autonomous systems for undersea warfare.

2023’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE23) saw ADF ships, aircraft, and personnel visit 14 countries in the region and kicked off in early July | Mike Yeo

The US has approved the potential sale of ‘General Tomahawk Weapons System Support Services Uplift and related equipment’ to Australia | Keira Joyce

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence will publish a new Defence Capability Plan in 2024 as part of its Defence Policy Review process | Tim Fish

Bidders for Tranche 1 of Navy’s Sea 1905 program are eagerly awaiting a government decision on who will be downselected to move forward | Nigel Pittaway

In May the US DSCA announced approval for Australia to purchase the Surveillance Towed Array Sonar System Expeditionary under a proposed $322 million deal | Nigel Pittaway

For Australia, acquiring nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) was once utterly inconceivable | Max Blenkin

The Royal Australian Navy’s acquisition of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to replace its RGM-84 Harpoon weapons was first announced by the previous government in April 2022 | Nigel Pittaway

BAE Systems USA has been contracted to deliver three Mark 45 gun systems for installation aboard Australia’s first three Hunter-class frigates | Max Blenkin

German shipbuilder Luerssen says it can build small capable warships for the Royal Australian Navy in Australia within five years of the go-ahead – if the government decides to head down the little ships path | Max Blenkin

A new variant of the Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vehicle has been delivered to the Royal New Zealand Navy | Tim Fish

Acacia Systems has been selected to lead a $1.6 million project to boost RAN undersea surveillance capability, funded through the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Activator Fund.

Boeing has delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the US Navy

Austal announced that it has received a US$867.6 million undefinitised contract award for the final design and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships from the US Navy.

Exail Robotics Belgium subsidiary has revealed that the first two remote mine warfare countermeasures platforms for the Belgian and Dutch Navies have been verified and approved by the customer at its facility in Ostend | Nigel Pittaway