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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.

Australia's AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy

Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy (the Strategy) sets out a plan to achieve an ambitious uplift of Australia’s military and industrial capability, which has never been done before, under the timeframes of the Optimal Pathway announced in March 2023.

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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.
Rear Admiral David Mann, CSC, RAN speaks to the first trainees and apprentices commencing the Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP) and the Shipbuilding Employment Pathways pilot (SEPP) initiative

First trainees and apprentices commence pathways program growing South Australia’s skilled defence industry workforce

Two new pathway programs established by the Federal and South Australian Governments have commenced as part of a critical step towards delivering the nation’s f

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Sailors in white uniforms holding flags in a military ceremony with officials saluting in the background
US Navy Sailors holding United States and Australian flags at graduation ceremony of US Navy's Nuclear Power School.
Sailors in black uniforms marching in formation during a parade, led by a member holding an HMAS Stirling life ring
Navy personnel from HMAS Stirling conduct a Freedom of Entry Parade through the streets of Rockingham, Western Australia.
Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms and life jackets standing on a ship deck, shaking hands, with the ocean in the background
Head of Nuclear Powered Submarine Capability Rear Admiral Matthew Buckley, CSC, RAN and U.S Rear Admiral Richard Seif on the United States Submarine USS Ashville in Perth, Western Australia, following the international AUKUS announcement.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomes first contingent of AUKUS personnel.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomes first contingent of AUKUS personnel.
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, Director-General Australian Submarine Agency, watches United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina as the submarine arrives at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, Director-General Australian Submarine Agency, watches United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina as the submarine arrives at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, Director-General Australian Submarine Agency, touring the inside of United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, Director-General Australian Submarine Agency, touring the inside of United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Officers and Sailors inside a Collins-class submarine control room conducting operations at periscope depth.
Officers and Sailors inside a Collins-class submarine control room conducting operations at periscope depth.
Collins class submarines HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Collins class submarines are an essential part of Australia’s naval capability.
Collins class submarines HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Collins class submarines are an essential part of Australia’s naval capability.
Able Seaman Acoustic Warfare Analyst Submariner Liam Shelley throws a heaving line to a tug boat as HMAS Waller prepares to come alongside Fleet Base West.
Able Seaman Acoustic Warfare Analyst Submariner Liam Shelley throws a heaving line to a tug boat as HMAS Waller prepares to come alongside Fleet Base West.
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