Royal Australian Navy

725 Squadron

725 Naval Air Squadron

Established 1958

History Tracking

Originally formed as a Royal Navy unit between Aug 1943 and Dec 1945. Reformed as a RAN unit on 13 Jan 1958 at Nowra as a fixed wing Fleet Requirements and Communications unit, it became an ASW training unit in May 1959, before disbanding into 724 Squadron in May 1961.

Reformed on 1 Nov 1962 at Nowra, this time as a rotary wing anti-submarine squadron with Wessex HAS.31. It shadowed and supported 817 Squadron during much of this period. It disbanded on 27 Dec 1975.

On December 2012 was announced 725 Squadron will be reactivated to train crews for the new MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. 816 Squadron will transition from the S-70-B2 Seahawk to the MH-60R as the operational unit.

Took delivery of 2 MH-60R from Lockheed Martin at NAS Jacksonville in late 2013, with 2 more in Feb 2014.

On October 2014 hits 1,000 training flight hours in the MH-60R Seahawk. The milestone was achieved during an exercise with a Peruvian Navy Type 209 submarine. 725 Squadron scheduled to return home from US Naval Station Jacksonville Florida next December.

Officially commissioned with the MH-60R on June 11, 2015 at Nowra. First "Australian-made" students graduated on October 2015

News

All-Female Crew for Australian Seahawk

Jan 25, 2021 · For the first time an all-female flight crew flew on a Royal Australian Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter
24th and Final MH-60R Seahawk to Australia

Jul 28, 2016 · The 24th, and final, MH-60R Seahawk was delivery to the Royal Australian Navy. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program was started in June 2011 to replace the S-70B2
Australian Navy Trained MH-60R Crews Graduate

May 25, 2016 · Royal Australian Navy 725 Squadron graduated trainees of the first MH-60R Seahawk Basic Operational Flight Training course
First Australian MH-60R Aircrew Graduates

Oct 13, 2015 · Royal Australian Navy training unit 725 Squadron completed first aircrew courses for the MH-60R Seahawk "ROMEO" helicopter
Australian MH-60R First Operational Embarking

Jul 3, 2015 · Royal Australian Navy HMAS Perth receives a MH-60R Seahawk (coded Gauntlet flight) on deck as the first ever frigate to embark the aircraft operationally for upcoming Talisman Sabre 2015 exercise
Royal Australian Navy Commissions Romeo Squadron

Jun 11, 2015 · Australian Minister of Defence addresses the audience at the commissiong of 725 Squadron at HMAS Albatross, Nowra formally introducing the new MH-60R Seahawk helicopters into service.

Apr 10, 2015 · RAN MH-60R Completed First Of Class Flight Trials
Feb 20, 2015 · MH-60R Embarked for First Time in Australian Ship

Oct 8, 2014 · Australian 725 Sqn 1,000 Hours with Romeo
Dec 13, 2012 · 725 Squadron will train new RAN MH-60Rs

Locations

1958-1961	YSNW NOA	Nowra
1962-1975	YSNW NOA	Nowra
2013-2014	KNIP NIP	NAS Jacksonville
2015-	YSNW NOA	Nowra

Models

1962-1975	Westland Wessex
2013-	Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk

Operations

23 Apr 20182018

05 May 20182018

Exercise Joint Warrior 18-1

Airframes (21)

Reg	Model	C/N	Built
N48-001	mh-60r	70-4029	2013	901
N48-002	mh-60r	70-4037	2013	902
N48-004	mh-60r	70-4058	2014	904
N48-005	mh-60r	70-4333	2014	905
N48-006	mh-60r	70-4347	2014	906
N48-007	mh-60r	70-4354	2014	907
N48-008	mh-60r	70-4360	2014	908
N48-009	mh-60r	70-4364	2015	909
N48-010	mh-60r	unknown	2015	910
N48-011	mh-60r	unknown	2015	911
N48-012	mh-60r	70-4426	2015	912
N48-013	mh-60r	unknown	2015	913
N48-014	mh-60r	70-4438	2015	914
N48-015	mh-60r	70-4452	2015	915
N48-016	mh-60r	70-4459	2015	916 w/o 2021
N48-017	mh-60r	70-4462	2016	917
N48-018	mh-60r	70-4465	2016	918
N48-019	mh-60r	70-4811	2016	919
N48-020	mh-60r	70-4814	2016	920
N48-021	mh-60r	70-4816	2016	921
N48-023	mh-60r	70-4821	2016	923

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