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Royal Australian Navy and US Navy personnel conduct routine maintenance aboard the USS Hawaii (SSN 776) at HMAS Stirling.
Australian Submarine Agency

Defence grants to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program

The Australian Government has awarded 40 grants totalling over $17.3 million to support Australian businesses delivering priority defence capabilities.
  • Industry & supply chain
Royal Australian Navy VADM Jonathan Mead, Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency (centre) and U.S. Navy Adm. William Houston, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (centre right), pose for a group photo with Australian sailors, ASC personnel, and U.S. Navy staff outside Machine Shop 31 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Australian Submarine Agency

Australia gaining pearls of wisdom in United States

Australians are gaining vital experience and training in Pearl Harbor alongside US counterparts in preparation for Submarine Rotational Force–West (SRF-West).
  • Workforce development
Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii alongside Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia in 2024.
Australian Submarine Agency

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.
  • Stewardship
ASA Director-General Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead watches United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) as the submarine arrives at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Australian Submarine Agency

'We will rise to the challenge’ - ASA marks 2 years of operation

Today marks two years since the establishment of ASA, founded to deliver the whole-of-nation endeavour for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.
  • Agency news
Australian Submarine Agency Director-General, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead (middle), speaking on the Defending Australian panel at Parliament House in Canberra.
Australian Submarine Agency

Submarine boss sets challenge for Australia’s next generation

The head of the Australian Submarine Agency has appealed to young people across the country to join Australia’s nuclear submarine-building workforce.
  • Agency news
First Royal Australian Navy Enlisted Students Graduate Nuclear Power Training
Australian Submarine Agency

Royal Australian Navy Celebrates AUKUS Milestone at NPTU in Charleston

Australia marked another important step on its path to acquire conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) through the AUKUS agreement at a graduati
  • Workforce development
The ASA hosted a Submarine Industrial Base Engagement Forum in Washington, D.C on 4 April, ahead of the US Sea Air Space (SAS) maritime exposition.
Australian Submarine Agency

Opportunities Grow for Australian Businesses to Join AUKUS Supply Chains

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) has had a busy start to the year with a number of significant milestones achieved on the path to grow opportunities for Au
  • Industry & supply chain
RCTQS Grads
Australian Submarine Agency

Another AUKUS first as Australians graduate from US Navy’s Radiological Controls Technician Qualifying School

Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine workforce continues to grow with the graduation of four Australians from the United States (US) Navy’s Radiological Contro
  • Stewardship
  • Workforce development
Lieutenant Commander James, Lieutenant Stephen and Lieutenant Isabella celebrate completing 2 years of training on the Royal Navy’s Astute class submarines.
Australian Submarine Agency

First Australian Navy submariners qualify to work as engineers on UK nuclear-powered submarines

The first cohort of Royal Australian Navy submariners have qualified to deploy as marine engineers on the UK’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
  • Workforce development
Rear Admiral David Mann, CSC, RAN speaks to the first trainees and apprentices commencing the Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP) and the Shipbuilding Employment Pathways pilot (SEPP) initiative
Australian Submarine Agency

First trainees and apprentices commence pathways program growing South Australia’s skilled defence industry workforce

Two new pathway programs established by the Federal and South Australian Governments have commenced as part of a critical step towards delivering the nation’s f
  • Education & training
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.
  • AUKUS
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, The Hon. Richard Marles MP (centre), discusses defence industry opportunities with The Australian's Mr Cameron Stewart (left) and South Australian Premier, The Hon. Peter Malinauskas, at the Defending Australia forum held in Adelaide, South Australia.
Australian Submarine Agency

Building a strong and resilient industrial base for Australia’s submarines

The Australian Government is making it easier for Australian industry to tap into a multi‑billion dollar, multi-decade opportunity in support of AUKUS and Austr
  • Industry & supply chain