Navy Daily

Cadet adventures inspire Navy careers

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:00:01 +1000

Bonds forged in the Navy cadets have led four sailors into full-time careers after graduating from the Royal Australian Recruit course.

Fleet Air Arm gains 'Advanced Precision'

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:00:01 +1000

MH-60R instructors from Training Authority Aviation (TA-AVN) were sent back to school recently in order to learn the nuances of the latest weapon for the MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopters; the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS).

Electronic Warfare sailors recognised as quiet achievers

Sat, 24 Feb 2018 09:00:01 +1000

Navy members of the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit (JEWOSU) have been awarded multiple accolades at the unit’s recent end of year award ceremony.

Support section assists women in need

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:00:02 +1000

The Royal Australian Navy Tactical Electronic Warfare Support Section at HMAS Albatross is relatively small but members of the unit are working hard to make a difference in their community. Their enthusiastic commitment to support a local accommodation and homelessness service will assist vulnerable women and families in the Shoalhaven.

Lost sailors remembered at annual memorial

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:00:02 +1000

Sailors lost at sea from an N-Class destroyer have been remembered in an commemoration in Augusta, Western Australia.

Battle Tanker prepares to supply the Fleet

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:01 +1000

HMAS Success, the Royal Australian Navy’s Auxiliary Oil Replenishment (AOR) Tanker has sailed today ready to supply the fleet after an extended maintenance period alongside Fleet Base East, which included a scheduled docking.

Navy recovers fishing net from reef

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:01 +1000

Ghost netting is a menace to both marine life and shipping so when the crew of the Royal Australian Navy Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Wollongong got the call to check out a sighting, they didn’t hesitate.

A ghost rider's gift

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:00:02 +1000

HMAS Hobart (II) may have decommissioned 18 years ago, but Randall Wilson remembers his times as a ‘Ghost rider’ as some of the best of his life.

Navy presents new surf boat and trailer

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:00:01 +1000

For the tenth year, Team Navy continues its association with surf lifesaving as the naming rights sponsor of the 2017-18 Australian Surf Rowers League (ASRL) series.

Warships set sail for major exercise

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:00:02 +1000

Two submarines, ten ships and embarked aircraft have departed Fleet Base East in Garden Island, Sydney bound for war games off the east coast of Australia.