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This Is Australia’s Testbed For Its Upcoming ‘Ghost Shark’ Unmanned Combat...
Anduril Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of defense technology company Anduril Industries, is showing off the testbed it will use to develop the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) future extra-large...
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Australia Will Buy At Least Three U.S.-Made Virginia Class Submarines (Updated)
As part of its trilateral defense initiative aimed at Beijing called AUKUS, the U.S., U.K., and Australia on Monday officially unveiled long-rumored plans to create an Australian nuclear-powered...
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Everything We Know About The Future SSN-AUKUS Submarine’s Configuration
We are learning more about the ambitious effort to build a new line of nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarines for the U.K. and Australia that is a key part of the three-phased plan...
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Australia Cleared To Gain Tomahawk Cruise Missile Capability
The State Department on Thursday approved a potential $895 million deal to sell up to 200 Tomahawk Block V and up to 20 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Rounds (AUR) cruise missiles and related equipment to...
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Australia Getting U.S. Containerized Submarine-Tracking Sonar System
Australia is set to become the latest customer for the U.S.-developed Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System–Expeditionary, or SURTASS-E, a passive submarine detection system. The move to acquire...
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Australia To Get One New Build Virginia Class Submarine, Two From U.S. Navy
The Royal Australian Navy’s senior commanders have revealed the hard details of Australia’s trilateral AUKUS nuclear submarine acquisition deal with the United States and the United Kingdom. These...
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First Australian Submariners Set To Graduate From U.S. Navy’s Nuke School
The first group of Australian submariners to attend the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School is set to graduate next week. This is an important step in the Royal Australian Navy’s effort to establish a...
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Australia To Bet Big On Heavily Armed, Optionally Crewed Warships
Australian authorities want to acquire a new class of six optionally-crewed ships for the country’s Navy as part of a cooperative effort with the U.S. Navy. The plan is for these vessels, each of...
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Australia’s Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Breaks Cover
Anduril has unveiled the prototype of its Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV), which is being developed for Australia. The Ghost Shark is described by the manufacturer as...
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Australia Won’t Arm Collins Class Submarines With Tomahawks
Australia has decided not to go ahead with plans to add Tomahawk land attack cruise missile (TLAM) capabilities to its six Collins class diesel-electric attack submarines, leaving the Royal Australian...
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