The SEA1179 Phase 2A Patrol Boat Replacement (PB-R) is a high priority project that is seeking to replace the current Armidale Class Patrol Boats.
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Air, land and sea vehicles
Phase 2B of Project AIR 7000 will acquire a manned Maritime Patrol Aircraft system capable of performing maritime patrol and response tasks.
Air, land and sea vehicles
SEA 4000 the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program is the largest naval project to date and will deliver three highly capable air warfare ships and their support systems.
Air, land and sea vehicles
Project SEA 1439 Phase 4A is acquiring a Replacement Combat System (RCS) and its associated support infrastructure for the Collins Class Submarine.
Weapons
Australia and the United States Navy are in a partnership for the cooperative development, production, and through-life support of a replacement Heavyweight Torpedo (HWT).
Air, land and sea vehicles
SEA 1000 will provide Australia with a new and more potent defence capability with greater range, longer patrol endurance and increased capability compared with the Collins Class.
Surveillance and space
The Imaging Systems Branch conducts research and development into the use of Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) for Defence and National Security.
Air, land and sea vehicles
AIR 6000 aims to introduce a new air combat capability that will meet Australia's air combat needs out to 2030 and beyond.
Air, land and sea vehicles
Flaw IdeNtification through the Application of Loading (FINAL) involves applying simulated wing loads to the retired F/A-18 Hornet centre fuselage sections, known as centre-barrels (from the US Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force & RAAF) in a test rig.
Air, land and sea vehicles
Following the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) acquisition of the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules, an extensive certification compliance finding program was undertaken in order to assess durability clearance for operations up to the projected planned withdrawal date.
