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RAN frigates depart for regional deployment

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Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac Class frigates have sailed from Fleet Base West in Western Australia as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Regional Presence Deployment program. HMA Ships Toowoomba and Warramunga will conduct exercises and engagements in South, Southeast and East Asia in Australia’s first and second Regional Presence Deployments for 2026. Regional … Read more

Australian navy commissions two additional Austal-built patrol boats

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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has added two more Evolved Cape-class patrol boats to its fleet as Australia looks to shore up the defences of its border and offshore interests. A commissioning ceremony for the two boats took place at a naval base in Darwin, Northern Territory, on 9 May, for the two 57.8m-long vessels … Read more