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Senior leadership from ASA attended the Submarine Institute of Australia’s national conference in Perth this week.
Australian Submarine Agency

Nuclear safety and industry opportunity take centre-stage in Perth

ASA leaders attended the Submarine Institute of Australia’s conference to engage with the community on Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine enterprise.
  • Stewardship
  • Western Australia
Promotional image, stylised to suit the theme of the 'propel' training initiative.
Australian Submarine Agency

Leading academy to deliver submarine scholarship program

The ATSE has been chosen to deliver $15.8 million in STEM scholarships to support Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine workforce.
  • Education & training
  • Workforce development
British Minister RT HON Healey MP Visit
Australian Submarine Agency

UK delegation visits HMAS Stirling ahead of Submarine Rotational Force – West

Senior defence officials from the United Kingdom, led by UK Secretary of State for Defence, visited Western Australia’s HMAS Stirling last week.
  • AUKUS
  • Western Australia
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.
  • AUKUS
  • Capability
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