The design stage for Project Sea 1000 is about to get under way and the Navy, DMO and DSTO are preparing for some new propulsion technology and energy storage challenges, while being careful not to lose sight of the proven lead-acid battery technology that is the mainstay of the current Collins fleet.

Shipbuilding and support facilities in Australia have clustered around a small number of key centres for the last few decades, but developments at South Australia's Techport and Western Australia's Common User Facility (CUF) have begun to challenge that paradigm.

Exercise Black Carillon transferred personnel from 'bottomed' submarine HMAS Waller to the surface in a James Fisher Submarine Rescue Vehicle.

Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster has left Devonport Royal Dockyard on time and within budget, and with increased sustainability and capability.

Austal's next-generation 102-metre trimaran has impressed during sea trials, achieving a speed of 39 knots at 90 per cent MCR with 340 tonnes deadweight.

The use of remotely operated vehicles is becoming an integral part of underwater monitoring and inspection, according to Seavision Technologies.

British firm Oxley has won a $473,000 contract from ASC Pty Ltd to provide a fully qualified LED lighting system for HMAS Collins.

Navantia has begun construction of Australia's second Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD 02) at its Ferrol yard in northern Spain.

The Austal-designed and built Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Independence officially joined the US Navy at a commissioning ceremony held near Austal's Mobile, Alabama facility in January.

A new Australian Submarine Program Office is being established in Adelaide this month, Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel, has announced.

The Syncrolift installation, the largest shiplift in the southern hemisphere, is now officially in service at Techport Australia in Adelaide.

The new floating dock and transport system has opened at the Common User Facility at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.

A new Australian Submarine Program Office will be established, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet has announced.

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $US160-million follow-on contract for support of CSEDS, its land-based Aegis BMD test facility.

Austal has delivered six high-speed aluminium patrol craft to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.

Navantia has commenced construction of Australia's second Landing Helicopter Dock hull Navantia's shipbuilding yard in Ferrol, Spain.