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French Navy chief firmly behind DCNS Sea 1000 bid
Speaking recently to Australian media, the Chief of Staff of the French Navy Admiral Bernard Rogel explained that the French Navy has never been busier around the globe. more»
New maritime support facility for Darwin?
NT chief minister Adam Giles announced that his government is willing to spend $100 million on a common user facility ship lift more»
HMAS Waller still recovering after fire incident last year
Lengthy repairs to HMAS Waller following a fire on board in February 2014 have now been completed but the Collins class submarine will not be available for operations until sometime next year, Defence has confirmed. more»
South China Sea reflections
Back in April this year, Admiral Harry Harris, then Commander of the US Pacific Fleet (now Commander US Pacific Command) made global headlines when he warned of the perils around China’s so-called “great wall of sand”. more»
Northrop to build US Long Range Strike Bomber
Northrop Grumman has won the contract to develop and build a next-generation US long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) in the largest award by the Pentagon in over a decade. more»
Naval Captain and engineer Mona Shindy named NSW Business Woman of the Year
Captain Mona Shindy, a weapons engineer, cultural advisor, and business leader in the Royal Australian Navy, has been named the 2015 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year. more»
RAN loaning two Cape-class patrol boats
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has temporarily transferred two Cape-class offshore patrol vessels to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to enable the navy to meet its border security operations commitments. more»
ADM’s Top 40/Top 20 SME Defence Contractors survey for 2015
Do you think you qualify for ADM’s Top 40 Defence Contractors or Top 20 Defence SMEs this year? more»
Defence Week Premium 372 PDF Version
Welcome to another issue of our premium newsletter. Our Editor Katherine Ziesing has returned with a report from the French shipyards. more»
