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The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and the Right Honourable John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom (UK) signed the bilateral Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty (the Geelong Treaty) at the UK- Australia Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Geelong, Victoria.
Australian Submarine Agency

Treaty brings SSN-AUKUS a step closer

A treaty between the Governments of Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) has secured the delivery of Australia’s first locally constructed nuclear submarine.
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  • Capability
USS Minnesota (SSN 783) en route to its port visit to HMAS Stirling, is surfaced off the western Australian coast.
Australian Submarine Agency

Building Strength: Australia’s Two Years on the Optimal Pathway

The Optimal Pathway announcement, made on March 14, 2023, (13 March US time) marked a significant milestone in Australia's defence strategy.
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AUKUS logo
Australian Submarine Agency

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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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, US Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, and British Ambassador to the USA, Dame Karen Pierce, sign the AUKUS Agreement for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion in Washington DC, 5 August 2024.
Australian Submarine Agency

AUKUS Agreement for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion

On 5 August 2024, AUKUS partners signed the trilateral Agreement Among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and No
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  • Defence news
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles with South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas meet with ASC workers in Adelaide.
Australian Submarine Agency

First group of Australian ASC workers depart for AUKUS training in Pearl Harbor

An important AUKUS milestone has been achieved with the first cohort of skilled ASC submarine workers departing for Pearl Harbor in the United States for compre
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  • Workforce development
US Virginia class nuclear-powered submarine
Australian Submarine Agency

Passage of priority AUKUS submarine and export control exemption legislation by the United States Congress

The US Congress has passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes substantial enabling provisions for Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powe
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, United States Secretary of Defense, the Hon Lloyd J. Austin III, and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP.
Australian Submarine Agency

AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.
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