The Nuclear-Powered Submarine Program is the most significant industrial and technical endeavour in Australian history. The program will deliver a major boost to Australian industry, jobs, infrastructure and our defence capability to keep Australians safe.
3 Nations
Working together to better contribute to a sovereign and resilient Indo-Pacific
20,000 jobs
Highly skilled jobs for Australians for decades to come
$53-63 billion
Total planned investment over the decade from 2024-25 to 2033-34
8 submarines
By early 2040s Australia will own and operate conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarine capability
2027
UK and US nuclear-powered submarines will begin a rotational presence in Australia - ‘Submarine Rotational Force-West’ (SRF-West)
AUKUS
Ensuring we have capabilities that contribute to a strategy of denial, enhancing Australia’s capacity to deter coercion and increase the ADF’s capacity for impactful projection.
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2 July 2025
Public consultation opens for the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulations
The Commonwealth Government is taking an important step as part of Australia’s acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
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Pathway to Australia's nuclear-powered submarine capability
Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program represents the most significant industrial and technical endeavour in Australian history.