11 January 2021
Defence’s contract with Spain’s Navantia S.A. has reached a major milestone with Ship Acceptance of the Royal Australian Navy’s First Supply-class vessel, NUSHIP Supply. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC was pleased to announce the formal acceptance of the Auxiliary Oilier Replenishment (AOR) ship, NUSHIP Supply from Spanish shipbuilder, Navantia S.A.
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1 December 2020
Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm, CSM, RAN, Head of Maritime Systems, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Department of Defence presented the AORSPO Enterprise with ISO 55001 Asset Management Certification on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 during a Clear Lower Deck at the Garden Island Defence Precinct, Sydney. The AORSPO Enterprise is the first SPO to achieve this certification.
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23 November 2020
Australian artist Jennifer Turpin is the 2020 Malispina awardee by the Embassy of Spain in Australia and the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP), sponsored by Navantia Australia.
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23 November 2020
Cindy Slaven has been named as a finalist in the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards 2020 for Marketing/Communications Professional of the Year.
Celebrating its second year, the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards sets the new benchmark for excellence in defence, recognising the outstanding achievements made by both individuals and firms working in Australian defence industry.
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22 October 2020
The Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Landing Craft (LLC) Enhancement Program is the winner of the 2020 Essington Lewis Awards – Minor Sustainment Activity – Under $20 million.
Navantia Australia, UGL, Defence Science and Technology, Navy Technical Bureau, led by the Amphibious Combat and Sealift System Program Office (ACSSPO), and Capability Support Coordinator, KBR, formed a collaborative multi-stakeholder engineering team to achieve a significant enhancement to the LLC capability.
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5 October 2020
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s new Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ship, NUSHIP Supply, arrived today at HMAS Stirling, Garden Island in Western Australia.
NUSHIP Supply will now undergo an Australian fit-out to fit specialised equipment that cannot be installed overseas for security reasons such as the Close-In Weapons system, communications suite, Typhoon and Combat system. A team of experienced Navantia and defence industry specialists will perform the fit-out.
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3 September 2020
Navantia farewelled Australian Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AAOR) “Supply” this morning, as she left from Pier 9 of the Ferrol shipyard to begin her transit to Australia. The transit is expected to take approximately 35 days of navigation. The departure of “Supply” celebrated with a small ceremony taking place.
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3 September 2020
NUSHIP Supply, the lead ship for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships sailed away today from Navantia’s Ferrol shipyard in Spain for Australia. NUSHIP Supply will arrive in Western Australia early October and will be based at HMAS Stirling where the installation and testing of the combat and communications systems, as well as some logistics areas will be completed by Australian industry.
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1 September 2020
A demonstration of cooperation in the Amphibious Combat and Sealift Systems Enterprise between the Navantia Australia team, the Amphibious Combat and Sealift Systems Program Office (ACSSPO) and Naval Ship Management Australia, earlier this year saw CCTV installed on the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Landing Craft, providing Navy with new capability.
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13 August 2020
NUSHIP Supply, the lead ship for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) new Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships, successfully completed its Sea Acceptance Trials in Ferrol, Spain last week.
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