Tag: Austal
USS Canberra arrives in Sydney Harbour for historic commissioning
The future US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Canberra has arrived in Sydney Harbour after transiting the Pacific on 18 July for its...
Asian Exports Surge Into World Defence Markets
Asian companies are rapidly populating the higher end of the world’s top 100 defence manufacturers.
American, European and Russian manufacturers have long dominated the global...
SEA 3036 Phase 1 Guardian-class deliveries keep rolling out despite COVID
Austal is set to deliver its 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat out of a total of 21 and is making progress on the manufacture of...
Austal evolves OPV design to multirole
Austal has developed a new Offshore Patrol 60 concept design that was displayed for the first time at the Indo-Pacific 2022 exhibition in Sydney.
Matt...
Industry partnerships line up to meet Australian landing craft requirements
Leading Australian defence companies have announced new partnerships aimed at addressing the Australian Department of Defence’s (DoD’s) LAND 8710 Phase 1A programme, which calls...
Rohde & Schwarz to outfit Cape class patrol boats with naval...
Clear commitment by Austal and the Australian Government to strengthen the Cape class with class leading internal and external communication solutions by Rohde &...
Coast Guards welcome OPV Boom
Asian-Pacific navies traditionally operate traditional warships leading the Coast Guards to benefit from very capable Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV).
Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) have gained...
AUSTAL delivers first Guardian Class Patrol Boat
AUSTALÂ delivered the first Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence and then in a handover ceremony, presented the vessel to...
The Naval Workhorse – The Rise of OPVs
Offshore Patrol Vessels are gaining popularity as a cheaper but increasingly more capable option to more sizeable and expensive ‘grey navy’ options.
The Asia-Pacific region...
Australia’s New OPV Announced
Germany’s Lürssen has been awarded the prime contract for Australia’s Sea 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) in a contract worth at least $3 billion....
