The following are the most significant stories in international naval developments in 2025. Australia Picks Japanese Frigates ...

Australia will spend $1.1 billion on building dozens of locally developed underwater attack drones, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday. The first of the stealthy, long-range "Ghost ...

Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Brisbane conducts Officer of the Watch Manoeuvrers with Philippine Navy ship BRP Jose Rizal during Exercise ALON 2025 on Aug. 17, 2025. Royal Australian Navy photo ...

Tracey Clavell, Head of Supply Chain – Acquisition, BAE Systems Maritime Australia (centre) and Steve McDowall, Director of Naval Business Australasia, Lloyd’s Register at the contract signing at Indo ...

An Anduril Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) is displayed at the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Kuttabul, in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 10. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Australia will ...

SYDNEY, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australia said it will spend A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) on a fleet of "Ghost Shark" autonomous undersea vehicles, developed by its defence force and U.S. startup Anduril ...

The Australian Government is accelerating the delivery of a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with the selection of the upgraded Japanese Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform ...

Infrastructure work to support rotations of U.S. and British nuclear-powered submarines began last month at a naval base in Western Australia, according to that nation’s defense department. HMAS ...

THERE are few milestones more auspicious than that of a centenary, and the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Royal ...

When Brisbane-born Seaman* Molly Bowman joined Navy, she continued a family tradition, but was still unsure of what she ...

Australia—a key United States ally in the South Pacific—is expanding its drone fleet for undersea and aerial warfare after China unveiled its unmanned weapon systems. Newsweek has contacted the ...