A Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle bound for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is loaded onto HMAS Choules in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo: ABIS Lucinda Allanson Fourteen Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles have been delivered to Fiji under a month-long deployment in the South West Pacific. The vehicles and spare parts were ferried by Royal Australian NavyContinue reading “HMAS Choules delivers Bushmaster fleet to Fiji”
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Fiji works to recover patrol boat that ran aground after being gifted by Australia
Locals say the stretch of water where the RFNS Puamau ran aground is dangerous. (Supplied)© Provided by ABC News (AU) Amission to salvage a boat that ran aground on its maiden voyage after Australia gifted it to Fiji has begun, with efforts underway to minimise any environmental impacts including a potential oil spill. Fiji’s navy saidContinue reading “Fiji works to recover patrol boat that ran aground after being gifted by Australia”
Royal Australian Navy Down Two Replenishment Oilers As Ships Go In For Repairs
DZIRHAN MAHADZIR JUNE 21, 2024 5:26 PM Crew of HMAS Stalwart line the ship’s upper decks during its commissioning ceremony at Fleet Base West, Rockingham on Nov. 13, 2021. Royal Australian Navy Photo The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) two Supply-class fleet replenishment oilers are now out of service, with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and DefenceContinue reading “Royal Australian Navy Down Two Replenishment Oilers As Ships Go In For Repairs”
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will decommission the Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024. https://ift.tt/cHRvFEe
Huon was commissioned into the RAN on 15 May 1999 – 25 years ago – and is the lead ship of the six-strong Huon class. Two of its sister ships, HMAS Hawkesbury and HMAS Norman, were similarly decommissioned in 2018 and put up for sale, though no buyers have been found. The current condition of those two shipsContinue reading “The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will decommission the Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024. https://ift.tt/cHRvFEe”
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