Defence Minister Steven Smith has opened the 5th biennial Submarine Institute of Australia conference in Fremantle.

Reports say the Air Warfare Destroyer project has had its first serious setback through the 'botched' construction of the central keel block of the first ship.

Defence has selected Singapore shipyard ST Marine as the preferred tenderer to convert the RAN tanker HMAS Success to be double hulled.

Austal and CEA Technologies are showcasing their products at Euronaval in Paris on 25-29 October 2010.

Marine Equipment International's No Weld Press Fit Piping System has been installed on the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Manoora.

Between $12 and $17 million of work will be undertaken to HMA Ships Kanimbla and Manoora in the Sydney region with work ramping up in late October.

Defence has selected ST Marine as the preferred tenderer to convert the Royal Australian Navy tanker HMAS Success to be double hulled.

Less than one year after beginning fabrication of Spearhead (Joint High Speed Vessel 1), Austal has commenced construction on Vigilant (JHSV 2).

The DMO has selected DMS Maritime Pty Ltd as the preferred tenderer for the provision of the Pacific Patrol Boat Support and Third Refit services.

Information from the Landing Platform Amphibious Sea-Worthiness Board has resulted in an 'operational pause' for the RAN's HMA Ships Manoora and Kanimbla.

Implementation of the RAN’s Maritime Tactical Wide Area Network (MTWAN) is now well underway, providing packet-based communications switching for all security levels within a ship and moving the navy closer to achieving its network centric warfare ambitions.

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors has been awarded a contract for post-Critical Design Review Aegis Combat Systems Engineering.

DMS Maritime Pty Limited has been awarded the Commonwealth's Fleet Marine Services Contract, worth over $500 million, for the Royal Australian Navy.

The Australian and Singaporean Navies have concluded Exercise SINGAROO 10, an annual maritime activity that cultivates bilateral ties between the two nations.

Austal has confirmed its participation in the forthcoming Ausmarine 2010 exhibition, to be held in Perth on 23-25 November.

The US Army and Navy have authenticated the keel for the first US Army Vessel (USAV) Spearhead (JHSV 1) at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, symbolically recognizing the beginning of ship construction.