New investment in Naval Communications Station Harold E Hold
Department of Defence news : New lease of life for long-range submarine array – 18 March 2025 – Work is under way to overhaul a kilometres-wide and 300-metre-tall transmitter array in […]
Category: RAN
Scope of Collins Class life extension in question
The AUSTRALIAN – Ben Packham : A $5bn plan to extend the lives of the navy’s Collins-class submarines is in disarray as the government-owned shipbuilder ASC warns it won’t be […]
New electronic support / countermeasures for six RAN ships
DEFENCE CONNECT: Rheinmetall Defence Australia has kicked off local assembly of the first Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) shipsets, destined for installation on Royal Australian Navy vessels. This off-board countermeasure system is […]
VALE – Rear Admiral Tony Hunt AO RAN Retd
Dear members It is with great sadness that I advise the passing of NOA member Rear Admiral Tony Hunt AO RAN Retd. Our sincere condolences go to his wife Cecile […]
New frigate decision this year or else . . .
ANI Newsletter: Minister pushes speedy frigate decision : Defence Minister Richard Marles has clashed with one of his top officials over whether the government will delay a critical decision on […]
Ongoing support for Navy helicopters
DEFENCE CONNECT: Sikorsky Australia, has been awarded a new three-year contract worth AU$313.5 million to continue its long-standing maintenance and sustainment partnership with the Royal Australian Navy to support the […]
HMAS Perth (I) Memorial formally opened
On 1st March 2025, the memorial in Perth Western Australia to commemorate the loss of HMAS Perth (I) in the Battle of the Sunda Strait, together with USS Houston, was […]
Welcome aboard VADM Chalmers
Defence Australia: LSIS Abdus Chowdhury Former Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers (retd.) returned to HMAS Kuttabul after nearly a decade, reliving his time in the senior service. Welcomed […]
Young officers lead in Anti-Submarine Warfare
Newly qualified officers of the watch, Lieutenant Mollie Murton and Sub-Lieutenant James Lara, have achieved a significant career milestone by completing advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training with the United States […]
HMAS Hobart completes joint US, Japan, Philippine maritime cooperative activity
HMAS Hobart and a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon have successfully completed a multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone. These Australian defence assets played […]