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.
Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period
The first time Australian personnel have directly participated in maintenance on a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in Australia.
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New Defence Precinct at Henderson to deliver continuous Naval Shipbuilding and Nuclear-Powered Submarine Maintenance
The Australian Government will establish a consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence Precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard.
Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors graduate Nuclear Power School in an AUKUS first
In another significant milestone for the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) enhanced trilateral security partnership, the first seven Royal Austra
Joint Leaders Statement to Mark the Third Anniversary of AUKUS
We the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, mark the third anniversary of AUKUS – an enhanced security partnership that promotes a f
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US Navy Sailors holding United States and Australian flags at graduation ceremony of US Navy's Nuclear Power School.
Navy personnel from HMAS Stirling conduct a Freedom of Entry Parade through the streets of Rockingham, Western Australia.
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.
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.
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.
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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