The French submarine manufacturer Naval Group will submit to Australia a “detailed and quantified proposal” of “costs already incurred and to come” after the termination of the contract for the construction of 12 submarines, its CEO Pierre Eric Pommellet told Le Figaro publication. The total value of the contract, of which only the first phases […]
Australia; French submarine deal scrapped in favor of US nuclear power technology
U.S. nuclear submarine technology wasn’t an option open to Australia when the deal for French diesel-electric submarines was signed in 2016. Australia decided to invest in U.S. nuclear-powered submarines and dump its contract with France to build diesel-electric submarines because of a changed strategic environment, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. President Joe Biden […]
Australia; Navy goes nuclear-powered submarines under new Indo-Pacific pact
Australia will build eight nuclear-powered submarines under an Indo-Pacific security partnership with the United States and Britain that analysts say will likely rile China, which denounced the creation of blocs intent on harming others. Australia will be only the second country after Britain in 1958 to be given access to U.S. nuclear technology to build […]
Australia; LAND-125 P.4 bidders shortlist
Defense is seeking an industry partner to provide prime vendor services for product acquisition, integration and support to help deliver LAND 125 Phase 4 project an Integrated Soldier System (ISS) for the Australian Army. The ISS is expected to embed all elements and subsystems used, worn or carried by soldiers in any operational context or […]
Australia; MoD joins US PrSM precision fires program
The Australian Defence Force and the United States Armed Forces will partner to develop a new precision missile capability to further interoperability and modernise both militaries. The surface-to-surface, all weather, precision-strike guided missile will be capable of destroying, neutralising and suppressing diverse targets at ranges from 70 to over 400 kilometres. Pictured here, an M142 […]
Vanautu; Australia delivers Guardian patrol boats
A Guardian Class vessel has been handed over to the Pacific island nation as part of the Commonwealth government’s ongoing commitment to the region. Australia has delivered a new Guardian Class patrol vessel, RVS Takuare, to Vanuatu — the 12th vessel delivered under the Commonwealth government’s Pacific Maritime Security Program. The vessel was handed over […]
Kiribati; Coast Guard receives Australian patrol vessel
The island nation has received the Austal-built patrol boat at a formal ceremony on Friday. Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm, CSM, of the Royal Australian Navy has presided over a handover ceremony, which involved the delivery of an Austal-built Guardian Class patrol boat to the Republic of Kiribati. The ceremony marked the 11th official handover of […]
Australia; Navy to invest A$6bn for Collins Class submarine life extension
Defence has committed $6 billion to refit all six Collins Class submarines amid ongoing concerns over the FOC timeline for the future Attack Class fleet. Minister for Defence Peter Dutton has confirmed that approximately $6 billion would be invested in a life-of-type extension (LOTE) for all six of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines. […]
Australia; US approves sale of 29 Apache attack helicopters
US State Department approves a $3.5 billion sale of Apache helicopters to Australia. The government of Australia has requested to buy 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters along with associated weapons and equipment. The weapons specified include: 85 Hellfire missiles, 29 M36E8 Hellfire captive air training missiles, M230E1 and M139 AWS automatic gun, M261 rocket launchers, […]
Australia; Army receives first batch of Boxer 8×8
Rheinmetall announced on June 2 the delivery of the first 25 Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) to the Australian Army under the $5.2 billion LAND 400 Phase 2 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability project. Minister for Defence Peter Dutton MP visited Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Queensland, to review […]