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ASA at IODS
Australian Submarine Agency

Australia’s submarine future on display at IODS26

Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine future will take centre stage at IODS26, with the ASA set to showcase its growing sovereign capability to more than 4,000
  • Agency news
  • Industry & supply chain
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS California. Image: U.S. Navy | Chris Oxley
Australian Submarine Agency

Preparing Australian industry to support the Virginia-class submarine combat system

The Federal Government has selected Lockheed Martin Australia as the preferred Combat System Integration Partner for Australia’s future fleet of sovereign Virgi
  • Capability
  • Industry & supply chain
ASA stand at Sea-Air-Space Expo 2026
Australian Submarine Agency

Australia showcases sovereign defence capability

For the first time, Defence and ASA have worked together as a unified Australian presence at a major international defence trade event.
  • Industry & supply chain
Head of Strategy and Policy at ASA, Ms Mikaela James, speaking at a community information session in March.
Australian Submarine Agency

Community outreach ramps up as SRF-West draws near

ASA staff have been busily engaging with the public across the state to help Western Australians make the most of a once-in-a-generation national endeavour.
  • Community engagement
  • Western Australia
More than 230 representatives participated in the AUKUS National Supply Chain Conference in Adelaide.  Image: ASC and BAE – Joint SSN-AUKUS Build Partners
Australian Submarine Agency

Industry briefings chart clear course for Australia’s submarine future

Australia’s submarine enterprise has completed its most significant period of industry engagement to date, with inaugural national events in Perth and Adelaide.
  • Industry & supply chain
Astute class
Australian Submarine Agency

Supporting Australian industry to join UK submarine supply chains

The Federal Government continues to expand opportunities for Australian businesses in support of AUKUS – helping to secure high-value manufacturing contracts th
  • Capability
  • Industry & supply chain
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles with Propel scholars at the program’s official launch at Parliament House, Canberra.
Australian Submarine Agency

Scholarship launched to propel submarine workforce

More than 800 students across Australia have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of scholars for the Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship program.
  • Education & training
  • Workforce development
HMS Anson
Australian Submarine Agency

AUKUS enters new era with the arrival of UK submarine into Western Australia

HMS Anson has arrived at Western Australia’s HMAS Stirling for the first‑ever maintenance activity on a United Kingdom nuclear‑powered submarine in Australia
  • AUKUS
  • Western Australia
Osborne Submarine Construction Yard
Australian Submarine Agency

Billions in funding for South Australian submarine construction yard

The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are ensuring SA remains the home of Australia’s submarine construction, with billions in projected expenditure.
  • Capability
  • South Australia
mobile underwater sustainment system to enable critical underwater submarine maintenance and sustainment
Australian Submarine Agency

Local companies receive funding boost for nuclear-powered submarine program

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) has supported $2.9 million in grants to eight local companies to support the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program.
  • Industry & supply chain
United States Navy Virginia class fast-attack submarine, USS Vermont (SSN 792), departs HMAS Stirling after completing a recent Submarine Maintenance Period in Western Australia.
Australian Submarine Agency

Submarine Discovery Centre to open in Rockingham

Rockingham will host a new community hub for locals to explore Australia’s nuclear-submarine future and learn about AUKUS investment in Western Australia.
  • Community engagement
  • Western Australia
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP at an AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Meeting with UK Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon John Healey and US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to discuss and maximise the strategic benefits of the AUKUS partnership in supporting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
Australian Submarine Agency

Fourth AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Meeting Held in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Secretary of War hosted the Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, and the U.K. Secretary of State for Defence, for the meeting.
  • AUKUS