“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 […]
Author: Doug Stevens
Doug is a member of the Naval Officers Association and is its current news officer.
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 […]
Plans develop for the other Australian nuclear propelled submarine
DEFENCE CONNECT: Commonwealth, Industry partners reach SSN-AUKUS agreement – Stephen Kuper The Australian and UK Governments have formalised the agreement between the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) and industry partners, BAE […]
Collins Class sustainment a Government ‘Product of Concern’
DEFENCE CONNECT: Following a recommendation from Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy, Defence has confirmed that Collins Class submarine sustainment (processes and procedures) has been listed as […]
Vale Commander John C Lindsay
Dear members, I regret to advise the death on 20 November 2024 in Perth, WA of NOA member Commander John C Lindsay RAN (Retired). John entered the RANC, then at Flinders Naval […]
Naval Strike Missile news
DEFENCE CONNECT : Robert Dougherty – Australian manufactured NSM launcher completes test firing The first Australian manufactured launcher for the Naval Strike Missile capability has successfully completed Blast Test Vehicle […]
RAN demonstrates land-strike capability
DEFENCE CONNECT: Australia has joined an exclusive club following the successful firing of a Tomahawk cruise missile by HMAS Brisbane, a major milestone for the future firepower of the Royal […]