Industry opportunities

This section is designed as a resource to help potential suppliers navigate ‘Defence ready’ requirements, government programs and supply chain opportunities.

There will be significant opportunities for Australian industry to be part of Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine program – from the delivery of the Submarine Construction Yard in Osborne, South Australia and infrastructure works at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia to the build of our SSN-AUKUS submarines, their operation, sustainment and eventual decommissioning and disposal.

This will be one of the greatest industrial endeavours in Australian history. Australian industry and jobs are at the forefront of the build and sustainment of our next generation conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines. 

AUKUS will see around 20,000 jobs created across Australia, with unprecedented opportunities for Australian industry at home and abroad with our AUKUS partners. It is the opportunity to build a Future Made in Australia, by Australians, with record investments in defence, skills, jobs and infrastructure.

This section is designed to help Australian industry to identify opportunities and navigate key points of contact for various government programs, Australia’s Sovereign Submarine Partners and overseas primes, and to assist in resolving challenges faced by suppliers in the pursuit of industry involvement.

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Group of people in hard hats turn the first sod at a construction site, with excavators and trees behind.

Australia propelling Virginia-class submarine production in United States

Ground has been broken on a new submarine manufacturing facility in Mississippi, marking a milestone in strengthening AUKUS supply chains and supporting Austral
  • AUKUS
  • Industry & supply chain
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Australia’s submarine enterprise in focus at SubSTEC 2026

Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency, told SubSTEC that Australia is setting the global precedent for a sovereign nuc
  • Industry & supply chain
  • Workforce development
Representatives from the ASA, ASC and the AUKUS I&A Office recently visited Adelaide-based advanced manufacturer AML3D, highlighting the growing role Australian additive manufacturing companies could play in submarine supply chains.

Australian additive manufacturers take next step towards AUKUS submarine opportunities

Additive manufacturers across Australia are preparing to compete for opportunities as AUKUS opens new pathways into one of the world's most advanced defence sup
  • Capability
  • Industry & supply chain

Australia's AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy

Read the Strategy outlining how Australia will build the industrial capability, workforce and supply chains needed to support a sovereign nuclear-powered submarine capability.