The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today congratulated the crew of the Australian submarine, HMAS Waller, for being the first submarine to successfully fire a new heavyweight torpedo that has been jointly developed by Australia and the United States (US).
The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise involving multiple Navies off the coast of Hawaii between late June and late July, this controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship.
