The Australian Department of Defence has negotiated a contingency option to build a fourth 06FFM Upgraded Mogami in Japan if the Western Australia naval shipyard construction schedule slips. Details, program, systems, weaponry, pix https://t.co/67ezJG8tF5
For those Australians who were *not* glued to the ABC NZ election live blog (a slightly strangle life choice, but that's OK) here's a summary of where things sit. National in a stronger position to cobble together a government but there's a way to go yet https://t.co/xjxQtnWEpw
HMAS Eyre sailed into 📍 Fleet Base East, NSW, for the first time since being commissioned. Eyre is the second of the @Australian_Navy’s Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels.
#YourADF#AusNavy
“Everything appears to be on the table — Hunter-class frigates, infantry fighting vehicles, or even the early retirement of Navy’s Landing Helicopter Docks,”
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#AUKUS continues to move at pace. The first US Sub planned to rotate through HMAS Stirling had been named expected to arrive late 2027 - welcome USS Colorado “Terra Marique Indomita”
Joint Statement here 🔗 https://t.co/Ho9vuMWMEV