Caretaker Period

The government is now operating in accordance with the guidance on Caretaker conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

The Australian Submarine Agency was established on 1 July 2023 to safely and securely acquire, construct, deliver, technically govern, sustain and dispose of Australia’s conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarine capability for Australia, via the AUKUS partnership.

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The ASA hosted a Submarine Industrial Base Engagement Forum in Washington, D.C on 4 April, ahead of the US Sea Air Space (SAS) maritime exposition.

Opportunities Grow for Australian Businesses to Join AUKUS Supply Chains

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) has had a busy start to the year with a number of significant milestones achieved on the path to grow opportunities for Au
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Another AUKUS first as Australians graduate from US Navy’s Radiological Controls Technician Qualifying School

Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine workforce continues to grow with the graduation of four Australians from the United States (US) Navy’s Radiological Contro
Lieutenant Commander James, Lieutenant Stephen and Lieutenant Isabella celebrate completing 2 years of training on the Royal Navy’s Astute class submarines.

First Australian Navy submariners qualify to work as engineers on UK nuclear-powered submarines

The first cohort of Royal Australian Navy submariners have qualified to deploy as marine engineers on the UK’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.