Nuship Arafura delivered to Defence
Australian Defence Magazine: Luerssen Australia has delivered the first Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, to Defence. NUSHIP Arafura was launched in December 2021 at the Osborne Naval […]
Month: January 2025
Boost to available Trade Skills in W.A.
DEFENCE CONNECT: Commonwealth and WA governments team up for new TAFE Centre of Excellence – 29 January 2025. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, and Western Australia Premier […]
Changeover of Deputy Chief of Navy
Handing over the reins – on Tuesday 28th January the Acting Deputy Chief of Navy, Commodore Eric Young handed over deputy duties to Rear Admiral Matt Buckley AM, CSC, RAN.
HMAS Hobart departs Darwin
Defence News: 20th January 2025 – HMAS Hobart joined Exercise La Perouse 25 yesterday, a French-led multilateral maritime training activity in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia. During […]
“Call home” from sea is now much better than it used to be!
Navy News – Stronger bonds create stronger connections: 25 December 2024 Growing up in a Navy family, Sub-Lieutenant Rhys De Serio knows how precious a call home can be. As a […]
Production contract awarded for SM-6 missiles
DEFENCE CONNECT: The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a US$333 million (AU$538.6 million) contract to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block 1A missiles. Deployed on US Navy ships, the SM-6 provides […]
VALE – LCDR Geoff Dove RAN Rtd
VALE – LCDR Geoff Dove RAN Rtd Dear members, It is with great sadness that I advise the passing on 8 January of long-term NOA member LCDR Geoff Dove RAN […]
ADV Reliant visiting Kiribati, Tonga and Solomon Islands
ADF News: Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, has departed Brisbane on its first deployment of 2025. Further enhancing Australia’s partnership with the Pacific, ADV Reliant and crew […]
First Navy aviator earns pilot’s wings at RAAF East Sale
Aviation News Jake Nelson 6th January: A Navy trainee has become the first in Australia to earn her pilot’s wings from 1 Flying Training School at RAAF Base East Sale […]