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.

With an Australian-based submarine rescue system now operational for the first time in nearly four years, attention is turning both to the recommissioning of the RAN’s trouble-prone Remora rescue vehicle, and to its eventual replacement.

As announced in the August edition of ADM, the Federal Government has named the industry teams that will be invited to tender for long-term contracts for the repair and maintenance of Navy’s major fleet units.

The RAN is about to embark on a new course in Mine Warfare. Sea 1778 will acquire a Mine Counter Measures (MCM) capability which will eventually replace that of the Huon-class mine hunters; many of Australia’s allies are exploring similar approaches, but it’s not without risk.

Austal has submitted its best and final offer to the US Navy for a 10-vessel Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract.

Days after the Pentagon's top weapons tester decried reliability rates of the Virginia class attack submarine, the program office said this depiction was "inaccurate".

Austal USA has hosted a keel-laying ceremony at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama to signify the erection of the first modules on the Joint High Speed Vessel.

Apart from the broad detail provided in the 2009 White Paper, there has been little said (on the record) about what the Future Submarine will look like, nor much guidance on what the acquisition model will be.

Australia’s Future Submarine Project, Sea 1000, will be a highly complex program, but will in turn be shaped by three deceptively simple decisions: where will it be designed?

The DMO is working with Navy and defence industry to improve repair and maintenance arrangements for our major surface ships through the introduction of long term contracts.

Several medium and longer-term ADF requirements are focusing the attention of both Defence and industry on uninhabited undersea vehicles (UUV), the potential of which seems likely to be fully realised initially in mine countermeasures (MCM) and hydrographic survey roles.

Australian naval shipbuilder Austal is planning to close its production facilities in Tasmania to align its boat-building facilities with market demand.

Austal has submitted its best and final offer to the US Navy for a 10-vessel Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract.

The US Navy has exercised contract options funding long lead-time equipment associated with the construction of two additional 103-metre Joint High Speed Vessels.

HMAS Dechaineux has returned to service at Fleet Base West after completing her first Full-Cycle Docking at ASC in Adelaide.