The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned the HMAS Arafura, the first vessel in the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) into its surface fleet. This comes after the Australian Department of ...

Key Points and Summary - In early-2000s war games, Australia’s upgraded Collins-class submarines shocked observers by silently detecting and “sinking” U.S. Navy warships, including an aircraft carrier ...

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

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 ...

The two warships conducted formation sailing exercises, maritime communications training, and simulated fires exercises. Both warships are equipped to conduct anti-surface, air defense, and ...

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 ...

Richard Marles, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, said that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan will be delivering Australia's new A$10 Billion ($6.5 Billion) navy frigate program. He said that the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Australia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships, expected to be worth 10 billion ...