Navantia Australia announces retirement of Warren King AM, Chair of the Board
| Canberra, ACT
The Board of Navantia Australia today announces the retirement of its Chair, Mr Warren King AM, effective 31 December 2020.
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NUSHIP Supply Arrives at Fleet Base East, Sydney
| Garden Island, Sydney NSW
NUSHIP Supply, the Royal Australian Navy’s lead ship for the Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships, arrived in Sydney Harbour for the first time on Friday, 15 January 2021, berthing at Garden Island.
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NUSHIP Supply Ship Acceptance
| Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, Minister for Defence
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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AORSPO Enterprise Achieves ISO Certification for Asset Management
| Garden Island, Sydney NSW
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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2020 Malispina Award won by Australian Artist Jennifer Turpin
| Sydney, NSW
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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Navantia Australia’s Marketing and Communications Manager recognised as a finalist for Marketing / Communications Professional of the Year 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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LHD Landing Craft Enhancement Program Winner of 2020 Essington Lewis Award – Minor Sustainment Activity under $20m
| Canberra, ACT
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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First AOR arrives in Western Australia
| Garden Island, Western Australia
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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Navantia says goodbye to AAOR “Supply” on its departure to Australia
| Ferrol, Spain
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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First AOR sets sail for Australia
| Ferrol, Spain
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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