As Defence looks to undertake a major upgrade program of its Collins-class submarines to bridge the gap with RAN’s future nuclear-powered submarine capability, one company already has a wealth of experience in this work.

More than 28 tonnes of Australian steel has been rolled off the production line at the Osborne Naval Shipyard with the completion of structural manufacture of the first steel prototype unit for the Hunter Class Frigate Program.

The Whiskey Project successfully launched their new multi-mission reconnaissance watercraft (MMRC) to US government and military stakeholders at the AUSA (Army USA) trade event in Washington DC on 11 October.

Hobart-based boat builder, PFG, has signed a contract with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to design and construct two vessels for $1.4 million with an option to deliver a total of eight oil recovery vessels.

The RAN is acquiring an additional 12 Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk naval combat helicopters.

Austal USA has been awarded its first steel vessel construction contract by the US Navy.

Maintenance of the RAN's MU90 Light Weight Torpedos will continue in WA after the government awarded the $20 million contract to Thales Australia.

Navy’s new model for surface fleet sustainment is leveraging the work of 16th-century Italian physicist and engineer Galileo for inspiration, in a major rethink of the way upkeep and maintenance is undertaken.

The Whiskey Project has unveiled their latest Whiskey watercraft – the WHISKEY Multi Mission Reconnaissance Craft (WHISKEY MMRC) – to key US Government and Military defence stakeholders in Washington DC.

There’s much we don’t yet know about how we will acquire our new submarines.

Boeing has delivered the first of 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets to the US Navy.

Now it’s been decided that the RAN is to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines (SSNs), the question is – which one?

ASC has launched the Sovereign Shipbuilding Talent Pool for shipbuilding workers impacted by the discontinuation of the Attack Class Submarine Program.

The Federal Government has committed to extending the life of all six Collins class submarines and to retain full cycle docking of the fleet at Osborne, South Australia.

Australia's decision to scrap the Attack class submarines was 'driven by strategic circumstances', according to Tony Dalton, Deputy Secretary National Naval Shipbuilding, as the fallout with France grows.

On Thursday morning Australians woke to perhaps the most significant defence capability news in recent memory: the Royal Australian Navy will acquire nuclear powered submarines.