Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class frigate was chosen because it offered the best cost, capabilities and delivery schedule, not because its choice would enhance the already strong Japan-Australia strategic relationship, the government says | Max Blenkin

Australia’s new General Purpose Frigate will be the Japanese Mogami, selected over the German TKMS MEKO A-200.

Nova Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver a Flight Test Instrumentation system to support The Royal Australian Navy.

A Project of Concern Summit was held in Canberra to support the sustainment of Australia’s Collins class submarines.

After the commissioning of HMAS Arafura, Civmec has announced NUSHIP Eyre has completed Sea Acceptance Testing in South Australia as part of the Sea 1180 program. 

The forward-deployed US Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable and the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio have arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for scheduled port visits on 26 and 27 July 2025 respectively.

Far from the halting and haphazard pitch to sell us submarines a decade ago, Japan has lifted its game in its bid to convince Australian decision-makers our new General Purpose frigate should be Mitsubishi’s Mogami | Max Blenkin

South Korea will seek Washington’s cooperation to develop or acquire nuclear-powered submarines | Corey Lee Bell

BAE Systems Australia is cutting over 150 jobs at the Henderson precinct as defence work slows down despite the site’s crucial future role in AUKUS.

Spotted on 13 July -  a Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vessel | Julian Kerr

Senior US, Australian and Japanese flag officers have agreed to further enhance logistics interoperability among their maritime forces | Kylie Leonard and Kirra Davey

TKMS has sought to demonstrate their capacity to grow Australia’s sovereign shipbuilding capability should their MEKO A-200 be selected for the ADF’s Sea 3000 General Purpose Frigate program | Grant McHerron

Much has been written about Australia’s plans to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine in recent times, but not much about the requirements of the other AUKUS partners | Nigel Pittaway

The Royal Australian Navy's MH-60R Seahawk fleet has reached over 50,000 flight hours in ten years of operational service.

The ANAO has found significant deficiencies in Navy management of sustainment of their two largest vessels, which have experienced critical failures in operations.

Australian engineering company, CIVMEC, is to acquire shipbuilder Luerssen Australia from Naval Vessels Luerssen for A$20 million | Max Blenkin