Subjects: Opening and closing remarks at National Press Club Defence debate. Firstly, thank you to the Club for hosting an important debate today. Can I acknowledge all of those in the audience who wear our country’s uniform or have in the past, and thank you very much for your service. To our…
The Morrison Government is investing more than $2 billion to deliver a more advanced self-defence capability for our Royal Australian Navy (RAN), which will provide our Australian Defence Force (ADF) with the most advanced technology to protect against anti-ship missile threats. The purchase of the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 capability for our…
The Morrison Government is pursuing a new autonomous robotic undersea warfare capability for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to complement its submarine and surface fleet. Defence and Anduril Australia will co-fund a program to design, develop and manufacture Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XLAUV) in Australia for capability assessment and prototyping. XLAUVs are cutting-edge uncrewed…
