Royal Australian Navy

The Perth-based Australian subsidiary of Phoenix International has secured a contract with the Royal Australian Navy.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has finalised a $126 million contract to build two vessels for the government of Trinidad & Tobago by the second half of 2020.

Henderson-based Civmec has reported a 38.7 per cent rise in net profit to $8.1 million for the six months to December, sending its shares nearly 9 per cent higher at the market open.

Austal has won a $324 million contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy, while also announcing it was not successful in the bid for a contract with the US Navy.

Perth-based Veris has been subcontracted for works at the Royal Australian Navy’s military base in Western Australia, while also winning projects in Victoria and NSW.

The state government is looking for industry support to help fund and design a $500 million-plus large vessel dry berth at Henderson that would create hundreds of jobs over the next decade.

One of the key officers responsible for managing the Australian navy's shipbuilding and sustainment program says the lack of a second large vessel dry berth in Australia is keeping her awake at night.

The federal government is boosting Australia's maritime security with a $1 billion development of advanced guided weapons.

A decision on future maintenance of the Collins class subs may be delayed until after the next federal election.

Perth-based design consultancy SITE Planning + Design has lodged plans to undertake $102 million worth of wharf upgrades at lots leased by defence contractor BAE Systems.

WA’s defence industry is set to gain a key ally with the creation of UWA’s latest think tank.

A decision on upgrading the Royal Australian Navy's Collins Class submarines will be made next month, a parliamentary hearing has been told.

WA is under-resourced in military personnel and hardware capability.

Wangara business Ertech has won a $20.4 million contract from the state government to build a new marina at Onslow.

The chief of Navy Australia, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, recently engaged in an exclusive discussion with Business News regarding the current issues facing the navy, the future of navy, and its relationship with WA.

SRG Global has secured work in WA’s maritime sector, including on the billion-dollar upgrade to the HMAS Stirling naval base on Garden Island.

Paul Papalia has told state parliament he’s glad to see the federal government commit to building a dry dock in Henderson while disputing whether the project will actually cost $4.3 billion as reported.

Shipbuilder Austal has emerged as a beneficiary of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Easter campaign blitz in Western Australia.

Mark McGowan has backed basing more military personnel in WA as his government outlined plans to expand the state's defence industry workforce.

MMA Offshore has secured $30 million worth of work to provide familiarisation services for the Royal Australian Navy on robotic, remote and autonomous marine systems.

Henderson shipbuilder Austal, construction and engineering company Civmec and Spain's Navantia Australia have joined forces in a bid to deliver six warships for the Royal Australian Navy.

The Navy will offer jobs to retrenched miners and builders in a bid to meet its substantial AUKUS staffing requirements.

Australian and American navy personnel will maintain a nuclear submarine at HMAS Stirling in the coming weeks, in what's been dubbed a milestone for pillar one of Aukus.

A US Virginia-class nuclear submarine has checked into port at Garden Island off Rockingham, as the Australian Navy prepares to welcome nuclear vessels from late 2027.