The following are the most significant stories in international naval developments in 2025. Australia Picks Japanese Frigates ...

An Anduril Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) is displayed at the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Kuttabul, in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 10. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Australia will ...

Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Brisbane conducts Officer of the Watch Manoeuvrers with Philippine Navy ship BRP Jose Rizal during Exercise ALON 2025 on Aug. 17, 2025. Royal Australian Navy photo ...

Aug. 5 (UPI) --The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announced Tuesday that the Australian government has chosen it to build a new fleet of warships for the nation's navy. The Japanese shipbuilder ...

The Philippine Navy (PN) on Wednesday announced it had hosted the outgoing and incoming Australian defense attachés during their joint courtesy call last Jan. 6, highlighting the strong military ties ...

Tracey Clavell, Head of Supply Chain – Acquisition, BAE Systems Maritime Australia (centre) and Steve McDowall, Director of Naval Business Australasia, Lloyd’s Register at the contract signing at Indo ...

Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that Austal Ships Pty Ltd has been awarded a further contract extension for the construction ...

SYDNEY, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australia said it will spend A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) on a fleet of "Ghost Shark" autonomous undersea vehicles, developed by its defence force and U.S. startup Anduril ...

Australia has acquired an undisclosed number of Ghost Shark XL-AUVs for the Royal Australian Navy. (Commonwealth of Australia) Canberra has signed a deal to acquire an undisclosed number of Ghost ...

Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky is ramping up deliveries to the Australian Defence Force, as Canberra expands its inventory of military helicopters. Over the coming year, the Lockheed Martin ...

Australia recently mobilized a fleet of frigates as a "wolf pack" to improve its submarine-hunting skills after China's naval circumnavigation of the South Pacific Ocean country. The "wolf pack" was a ...