Collins-class submarines HMAS Collins , HMAS Farncomb , HMAS Dechaineux , and HMAS Sheean are seen here in formation. The boats will be upgraded from 2026 under the ‘life-of-type extension' programme.
Minister for Defense Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further significant initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australia’s Collins Class submarine ...
The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean, a Collins-class boat, arrives in Hobart, Australia, on April 1, 2021. (Leo Baumgartner/Australian Defence Force via ...
In confidential Defence ­Dep­artment briefings, cabinet was told about a litany of technical problems with the first boat, HMAS Collins, which forced delays in the construction schedules for the rest ...
Steve Ludlam, managing director of ASC, formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation, said he believed Collins' much publicised problems were now behind them. "We are getting a much higher level of ...
Now it's not like there's no precedent for there being something named "Attack" in the Australian Navy. There was another vessel named the HMAS Attack, which served from the 1960s to the 1980s, though ...
Australia prepares to advance its sub fleet through the biggest defense procurement in its history. The Australian Defence Department is in the midst of revolutionizing its submarine force with plans ...
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed that all six of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Collins-class submarines will undergo major life-of-type extensions (LOTEs) to avoid a ...
Minister for Defense Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further significant initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australia’s Collins Class submarine ...