Tag: RAN
Australia’s Nuke Sub Gamble
With the selection made to go nuclear, the next question is from where, and which type? Is this the wrong time for a long...
Royal Australian Navy Awards ScanEagle Contract Extension to Insitu Pacific
Insitu Pacific has been awarded a three-year contract extension by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for the sustainment of its ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft...
Regional countries react to AUKUS and Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine ambition
Southeast Asian countries have raised concerns that Canberra’s decision to develop and procure eight nuclear-powered submarines under a trilateral security partnership with the United...
HMAS Perth close to end of extensive modernisation work
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth returned to the water on 1 July at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western...
RAN Melds Unmanned Systems Into New Model Navy
The Royal Australian Navy’s new strategy for developing unmanned surface and sub-surface systems delivers both capability and capacity to support the navy’s new fleet.
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Australia shortlists five contenders for naval UAS programme
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected five companies for the Block One phase of Project SEA129 Phase 5, which seeks to boost...
Navies Surface Interest in Unmanned Systems
Published in the November/December 2020 Issue - Unmanned systems manufacturers are finding a responsive market for their products among navies in the Indo-Pacific region.
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BAE Systems Australia contracted for further Nulka missile decoys
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 16 March that it has contracted BAE Systems Australia for in-service support and round production of...
Defend and Deter
Published in the November/December 2020 Issue - The air defence threat-and-response equation exists increasingly in integrated layers. Armada looks at two examples of how...
Australia selects Thales UK to supply outboard flank sonar for future...
Thales UK has been selected to supply its advanced sonar technology for Australia’s Attack-class diesel-electric submarine development programme, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced in...
