1958 to present


australia 725 Squadron

Fleet Air Arm (RAN)

725 Naval Air Squadron




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



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All-Female Crew for Australian Seahawk

All-Female Crew for Australian Seahawk

25-Jan-21 - For the first time an all-female flight crew flew on a Royal Australian Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter #women
24th and Final MH-60R Seahawk to Australia

24th and Final MH-60R Seahawk to Australia

28-Jul-16 - 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

Australian Navy Trained MH-60R Crews Graduate

25-May-16 - Royal Australian Navy 725 Squadron graduated trainees of the first MH-60R Seahawk Basic Operational Flight Training course
First Australian MH-60R Aircrew Graduates

First Australian MH-60R Aircrew Graduates

13-Oct-15 - Royal Australian Navy training unit 725 Squadron completed first aircrew courses for the MH-60R Seahawk "ROMEO" helicopter
Australian MH-60R First Operational Embarking

Australian MH-60R First Operational Embarking

03-Jul-15 - 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
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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
2015-    NowraYSNW
2013/14US NAS JacksonvilleKNIP
1962/75NowraYSNW
1958/61NowraYSNW


helicopter   Models


Years Models
2013-    MH-60R Seahawk
1962/75 Wessex






Construction Numbers (Not all in this unit)


C/N VersionBuiltIn this OrgIn other Org
70-4029 mh-60r 2013 N48-001: RAN /(9)01 BuNo 168814 f/f Jun13, pictured Stratford, Connecticut, USA
N48-001: RAN d/d 10dec13
N48-001: with 725 Squadron at Nowra
N48-001:
N48-001: pictured (pic2) on flying display at the 2019 Australian International Air+
70-4037 mh-60r 2013 N48-002: RAN /(9)02 BuNo 168815 d/d 10dec13
N48-002: Callsign Gauntlet02
70-4049 mh-60r 2014 N48-003: RAN /(9)03 BuNo 168816 from Oct14
N48-003: Feb15 first Romeo embarked. HMAS Perth at Sydney
N48-003: pictured (pic1) on display at the 2019 Australian International Airshow.
70-4058 mh-60r 2014 N48-004: RAN /(9)04 BuNo 168817 from Oct14; pictured
N48-004:
70-4333 mh-60r 2014 N48-005: RAN /(9)05 BuNo 168818; Oct14 at NAS Jacksonville, FL
N48-005: on static display at Avalon 2015
70-4347 mh-60r 2014 N48-006: RAN /(9)06 BuNo 168819
70-4354 mh-60r 2014 N48-007: RAN /(9)07 BuNo 168820
N48-007: Nov07 video departing HMNZS Canterbury (L421) during Exercise Mahi Tang+
70-4360 mh-60r 2014 N48-008: RAN /(9)08 BuNo 168821; Mar16 pictured during ASW exercises with HMAS Rank+
N48-008: embarked on HMAS Canberra during Open House celebration in Sydney
N48-008: asg 725Sq re-assembly from transport to UK, via RAAF C-17, at RAF Brize +
N48-008: In UK to participate in JW 18-1
70-4364 mh-60r 2015 N48-009: RAN /(9)09 BuNo 168822
N48-009: Flying Display at Wings Over Illawarra 2017 Callsign Tiger09
N48-009: pictured (pic1) on display. This was one of two Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk th+
mh-60r 2015 N48-010: RAN /(9)10 BuNo 168823
mh-60r 2015 N48-011: RAN /(9)11 BuNo 168824
70-4426 mh-60r 2015 N48-012: RAN /(9)12 BuNo 168825
N48-012: Callsign Gauntlet12 (GLET)
N48-012: Callsign Gauntlet12 (GLET)
N48-012: Callsign TIGER12
mh-60r 2015 N48-013: RAN /(9)13 BuNo 168826
N48-013: Callsign Gauntlet13 (GLET)
70-4438 mh-60r 2015 N48-014: RAN /(9)14 BuNo 168827
70-4452 mh-60r 2015 N48-015: RAN /(9)15 BuNo 168828
70-4459 mh-60r 2015 N48-016: RAN /(9)16 BuNo 168829
70-4462 mh-60r 2016 N48-017: RAN /(9)17 BuNo 168830
70-4465 mh-60r 2016 N48-018: RAN /(9)18 BuNo 168831
N48-018: pictured as 816 Sqn Flight 3 asg HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) before Exercise T+
70-4811 mh-60r 2016 N48-019: RAN /(9)19 BuNo 168832
N48-019:
N48-019: Callsign Gauntlet19 (GLET)
70-4814 mh-60r 2016 N48-020: RAN /(9)20 BuNo 168833
N48-020: Deployment
N48-020: Callsign Tiger20
N48-020: Damaged aboard HMAS Warramunga
N48-020: RAAF Edinburgh Airshow
N48-020: wearing name “ATHENA”. Embarked onboard HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
70-4816 mh-60r 2016 N48-021: RAN /(9)21 BuNo 168834
N48-021: pictured 816 Sqn Flight 6 at Wagga Wagga Airport.
70-4818 mh-60r 2016 N48-022: RAN /(9)22 BuNo 168835
N48-022: Callsign Tiger22
70-4821 mh-60r 2016 N48-023: RAN /(9)23 BuNo 168836
70-4825 mh-60r 2016 N48-024: RAN /(9)24 BuNo 168837 from
N48-024: as 725Sq /Aussie 914 re-assembly from transport to UK, via RAAF C-17, at+
N48-024: In UK to participate in JW 18-1
N48-024: pictured (pic2) flying demonstration at the 2023 Australian International +
wa200 has.31 1962 N7-200: Built at Yeovil, f/f 9 Aug 62, d/d RAN 4 Sep 62. Initially wore code 880, +
N7-200: Westland Wessex HAS.31, c/n WA200, f/f 09/08/62; del RAN as Wessex HAS.31,+
N7-200: took part in relief operations as HS-817/810, from HMAS Melbourne.
wa201 w/o 1970 has.31 1962 N7-201: Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA201, f/f:14/08/62; del RAN as N7-201, 881, +
wa202 w/o 1989 has.31 1962 N7-202: Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA202, f/f:31/08/62; del RAN as N7-202, 882, +
N7-202: took part in relief operations as HS-817/812, from HMAS Melbourne.
- N7-202: to Darwin Aviation Museum as one of the founding exhibits, in Navy colours as N7-202/(8)12. After a ...
wa203 has.31 1962 N7-203: Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA203, f/f:26/09/62; del RAN as N7-203, 883, +
N7-203: ex HS-816, at RSTT Wagga Wagga, still14 Oct 1998, still Oct 2005.
N7-203: to FAAM Museum, Nowra
N7-203: On display at HARS Aviation Museum, Parkes.
wa204 has.31 1962 N7-204: Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA204, f/f:22/10/62; del RAN as N7-204, 884, +
N7-204: Displayed /14 at Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin by Feb 201+
wa205 has.31 1962 N7-205: Westland Wessex HAS.31, c/n WA205, f/f 26/10/62; del RAN as N7-205, 885, u+
wa206 w/o 1964 has.31 1962 N7-206: Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA206, f/f:15/11/62; del RAN as N7-206, 886, +
wa207 w/o 1965 has.31 1962 N7-207: Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA207, f/f:20/11/62; del RAN as N7-207, 887, +
wa208 w/o 1974 has.31 1962 N7-208: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA208, f/f:28/11/62; del RAN as N7-208, 818, 2+
wa209 w/o 1987 has.31 1962 N7-209: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA209, f/f:15/12/62, del RAN as N7-209, 819, 1+
N7-209: Burnt at Nowra fire dump
N7-209: Maintenance crew also aboard during the ditching were: LSATA Greg Edwards +
wa210 has.31 1962 N7-210: Westland Wessex Mk.31, c/n WA210, f/f:20/12/62, del RAN as 820, unk; Withd+
wa211 w/o 1969 has.31 1963 N7-211: Westland Wessex Mk.31A f/f 14jan63; RAN d/d 02dec63 as N7-211 /821; w/o +
N7-211: 1969 ditching, if my memory serves me correct, there was an naval exercise+
wa212 w/o 1978 has.31 1963 N7-212: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA212, f/f:18/01/63; del RAN as N7-212, 822, 1+
- N7-212: preserved at Richard Winterburn aircraft museum at Heathcote Vic
wa213 w/o 1977 has.31 1963 N7-213: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA213, f/f:18/02/63; del RAN as N7-213, 823, 0+
wa214 w/o 1989 has.31 1963 N7-214: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA214, f/f:18/02/63; de; RAN as N7-214, 824, +
- N7-214: Nov17 at Caboolture, QLD stored outside
wa215 w/o 1983 has.31 1963 N7-215: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA215, f/f:07/03/63; del RAN as N7-215, 825, 1+
N7-215: This aircraft did not crash at night!
N7-215: I flew out to the rig on 825 with my team (SASR) for a familiarisation of +
N7-215: Airframe preserved at Schneider Collection, Rupanyup, by Mar 2008
wa216 has.31 1963 N7-216: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA216, f/f:14/03/63; del RAN as N7-216, 826, 2+
N7-216: Preserved at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney by
N7-216: Still /826 at National Maritime Museum, Oct 2016
wa217 has.31 1963 N7-217: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA217, f/f:08/04/63; del RAN as N7-217, 827, 2+
N7-217: On loan to Queensland Air Museum at Caloundra in March 2002, Still present+
wa218 w/o 1989 has.31 1963 N7-218: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA218, f/f:09/04/63; del RAN as N7-218, 828, 2+
wa219 has.31 1963 N7-219: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA219, f/f:24/04/63; del RAN as N7-219, 829, 0+
- N7-219: at Dubbo Military Museum, until collection auctioned off in Nov 2006.
wa220 w/o 1989 has.31 1963 N7-220: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA220, f/f:09/05/63; del RAN as N7-220, 830, 2+
wa221 has.31 1963 N7-221: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA221, f/f:23/05/63; del RAN as N7-221, 831, 2+
- N7-221: to Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra in Navy colours as N7-221/836.
wa222 w/o 1974 has.31 1963 N7-222: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA222, f/f:21/06/63; del RAN as N7-222, 832, 2+
N7-222: ex HMAS Success Flt, at RSTT Wagga Wagga, still Oct 2005.
N7-222: to FAAM Museum, Nowra
N7-222: On display at HARS Aviation Museum, Albion Park
wa223 has.31 1963 N7-223: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA223, f/f:22/07/63; del RAN as N7-223, 833, 0+
wa224 has.31 1963 N7-224: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA224, f/f:06/08/63; del RAN as N7-224, 834, 2+
N7-224: Preserved at SAAM, Port Adeliade since at least . Still there Mar 2008.
wa225 w/o 1967 has.31 1963 N7-225: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA225, f/f:13/08/63; del RAN as N7-225, 835, 0+
wa226 has.31 1963 N7-226: Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA226, f/f:16/08/63; del RAN as N7-226, 836, 0+
51 C/N found in this Organisation.



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2018-apr-232018-may-05 UK Exercise Joint Warrior 18-1







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