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2nd Commando Regiment commandos speed towards a 'target' vessel in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during counter-terrorism training off the New South Wales coast. Photo by Corporal Sebastian Beurich.

Is Navy back-flipping on recent sea boat contract?

14/04/202014/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6036 Views 1 Comment

A story on Defence’s news site today caught our eye – Call-out to industry on sea boat capabilities – in

Australian and Fijian delegations at the handover of a new Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji. Photo from Minister Reynolds' Facebook page.

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Fiji accepts Australian-gifted patrol boat

06/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3442 Views 0 Comments

Australia has handed over the newest Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji at a ceremony today at Austal Shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

Members of the Gizo crew stand at attention while the Solomon Island national flag is raised for the first time on their new patrol boat, at Austal Shipyards, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Australia gifts new patrol boat to Solomon Islands

09/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3552 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Government yesterday handed over the latest Guardian-class patrol boat – RSIPV Gizo – to the Solomon Islands at

Samoan Police crew of Nafanua II fall in alongside their newly aquired Guardian-class patrol boat at Austal ship yards in Henderson, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Richard Cordell.

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Samoa receives latest Guardian-class patrol boat

16/08/201917/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3714 Views 0 Comments

The fourth Guardian-class patrol boat built under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (SEA3036) Project was formally handed over to the

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Defence industry minister’s speech at Indo-Pacific Conference

13/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1896 Views 0 Comments

SPEECH Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Melissa Price MP WA INDO-PACIFIC CONFERENCE **E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you for

HMAS Sirius at anchor off the coast of Samoa. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.

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HMAS Sirius gets confusing head start on six-month Pacific mission

05/07/201912/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4515 Views 0 Comments

A Defence press release issued today says Joint Task Force 637 and Her Majesty’s Australian Ship Sirius will arrive in Fiji

The first Austal-built Guardian-class patrol boat on builder's sea trials. Austal photo.

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Tonga gifted Guardian-class patrol boat – third in class

21/06/201916/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5481 Views 0 Comments

A new Guardian-class patrol boat built by Austal in WA was today gifted to the Kingdom of Tonga. FILE PHOTO:

Members of the Tuvalu Police Force salute the rising of their national flag for the first time on their new Guardian-class patrol boat, gifted by Australia. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

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New patrol boat gifted to Tuvalu

06/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5406 Views 0 Comments

Australia today gifted a new Guardian-class patrol boat – the Te Mataili II – to the government of Tuvalu, in Western

Members of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Maritime Element ships company of 'Ted Diro' (P401) on completion of the ships sea readiness evaluation at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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PNG commissions first Aussie-gifted patrol boat

13/02/201913/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4326 Views 1 Comment Pacific Patrol Boat Program

Papua New Guinea Defence Force celebrated the commissioning of the first Guardian-class patrol boat, HMPNGS Ted Diro, on Friday 1

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses troops at Lavarack Barracks. Photo by Private Brodie Cross.

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PM Morrison address troops at Lavarack on new Pacific focus

12/11/201812/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2920 Views 0 Comments

Prime Minister Scott Morrison address troops at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville on 8 November, outing the government’s focus on the

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NZDF finds two fishermen adrift in Pacific

29/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2075 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force has found two men adrift on a boat in the Pacific, four days after the

The first of 21 new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program moving from build site to water for launch. Austal photo.

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First Guardian-class patrol boat launched

30/05/201830/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8468 Views 0 Comments

The first of of 21 new new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program was was launched in

The Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project is an Australian security initiative that aims to enhance practical maritime security cooperation across the South Pacific through the donation of patrol boats to replace an ageing fleet of boats donated to the same countries in a program that commenced in 1987. The project includes 19 or more 39.5m vessels designed and constructed by Austal in WA for delivery to up to 13 Pacific-island nations from late 2018. Construction of the first patrol boat started earlier this year. Austal image.

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Australia donating two patrol boats to Timor Leste

19/04/201826/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5423 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class, Pacific Maritime Security Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

Australia will gift two patrol boats to Timor Leste under its Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project – sometimes referred to

Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong at sea. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.

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HMAS Wollongong touring South West Pacific

30/04/201730/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4951 Views 0 Comments HMAS Wollongong, Pacific-class patrol boat program

The Royal Australian Navy’s Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong has embarked on a voyage around the South West Pacific as

An Australian Army hydrographic vessel, from Littoral Riverine Survey Squadron, is hoisted into the water in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. Story by Flight Lieutenant Lily Lancaster. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Surveying for the Solomons

22/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1858 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Guardian-class, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

On a remote island in the east of Solomon Islands, a team of specialist surveyors collected data that will help

Director RMC North East Mick Saunders with crew members from Lomor and the Norship CEO Olav Groot in Cairns. Story by Claudia Henry. Photo by Warrant Officer Danny Taylor.

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New boss for Navy fleet sustainment

03/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1699 Views 0 Comments Plan Galileo

Plan Galileo, Defence’s national approach to sustaining the Navy fleet to ensure its ships can be deployed where and when

Lieutenant Commander Makaila Lasalo with women from the Tongan defence force. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Ragless.

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Journey comes full circle

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1621 Views 0 Comments Tonga

Lieutenant Commander Makaila Lasalo’s journey with Navy began when she was eight after her parents laid the anchor of their

Police Constable Tehapai Marsters (Cook Islands), Warrant Officer Edwin Ong (Singapore) and Chief Petty Officer Timoci Tokaru (Fiji) on the wharf at HMAS Stirling ahead of training with the Sea Training Group - Defence Cooperation Program. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton.

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Exchange strengthens regional partnerships

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1737 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class, STG-DCP

Cook Islands, Fiji and Singapore have become the first three nations to successfully complete the inaugural Sea Training Group –

HMAS Huon sails through Sydney Harbour to begin a north-east Asia deployment. Photo by Able Seaman Tara Byrne.

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Huon-class replacement fast-tracked

29/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3402 Views 2 Comments

Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds says the Huon-class replacement project will be fast-tracked and a new dry dock will be built in WA.

An Australian Army ARH Tiger helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in Micronesia. The SOS message of the stricken sailors can be seen on the beach. ADF photo.

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HMAS Canberra finds fishermen lost at sea

03/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5787 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Canberra and its embarked aviation assets assisted in locating three fishermen who had been missing for nearly three days in Micronesia last week.