India and Australia have an interest in addressing subsurface challenges in their shared maritime domain. As they and other countries in the region grow their submarine fleets, there’s a critical need to develop underwater search and rescue capabilities and considerable scope to work together. In...
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Republicans Call for White House Shipbuilding Boost to Support AUKUS Attack Sub Sale
Virginia-class submarine USS Oregon (SSN-793) transits the Thames River during routine operations in Groton, Conn., on Oct. 6. US Navy Photo
A group of Republican lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to boost submarine industrial base support with a claim the U.S. submarine force could be at risk if Washington goes through with the sale of Virginia-class nuclear attack boats to the Royal Australian Navy, according to the letter obtained by USNI News.
On Wednesday, the group of 22...
VIDEO: USS Canberra Commissions in Rare Overseas Ceremony
U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and the Royal Australian Navy ceremonial guard line up for a photo op shortly before the commissioning ceremony for the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) in Sydney, Australia July 22, 2023. DoD Photo
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Leaders of the U.S. Navy joined their Australian counterparts on a windy winter day at the ancestral home of the Royal Australian Navy to welcome USS Canberra (LCS-30) to the American fleet.
Moored the RAN naval base HMAS...
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/22/video-uss-canberra-commissions-in-rare-overseas-ceremony
AUKUS Powers Up: HII And Babcock Join Forces On Nuclear Projects
by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a move signifying deepening cooperation within the Australia – United Kingdom – United States (AUKUS) alliance, defense industry titans Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and Babcock…
https://gcaptain.com/aukus-powers-up-hii-and-babcock-join-forces-on-nuclear-projects/
Senate Bill Sets Up AUKUS Sub Buy as U.S. Industrial Capacity Questions Linger
USS Vermont (SSN-792) makes her way up the Thames River and past the City of New London as she returns home after conducting routine operations to Submarine Base New London on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. US Navy Photo
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The U.S. Senate took a tangible step forward to supply the Royal Australian Navy with its own nuclear attack boats with a new AUKUS bill that sets a framework to transfer Virginia-class attack boats to Canberra by the 2030s, Sen Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters on...
First Australian Sailors Graduate from Nuclear Power School, Set to Serve on U.S. Navy Subs in Hawaii
Royal Australian Navy graduates from Naval Power School (l to r) Lt. Cmdr. Adam Klyne, Lt. Cmdr. James Heydon and Lt. William Hall. US Navy Photos
The first of a new cadre of nuclear-trained Australian sailors graduated on Fridayfrom nuclear power school in Charleston, S.C.
The three Royal Australian Navy officers completed the service’s six-month Naval Nuclear Power Training Command and Nuclear Power School, which teaches the fundamentals of running U.S. naval nuclear reactors on submarines and...
Australian government establishes submarine procurement office
The Australian government has established a new office that will be responsible and accountable for the management and oversight of the acquisition of nuclear-powered sub ..
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White House ‘Confident’ In AUKUS Plan for Australian Nuclear-powered Submarine Fleet
President Joe Biden greets British Prime Minister Rishi Surnak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the AUKUS bilateral meeting in San Diego, Calif, March 13, 2023. DoD Photo
The White House’s senior coordinator for the Indo-Pacific is “confident” that Australia, the United Kingdom and United States can meet the challenge of Canberra fielding its own nuclear-powered submarine force.
Speaking Monday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Kurt Campbell said that after 18...
Australian Navy Faces Major Hurdles in Building AUKUS Attack Boats, Says Defense Review
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Benjamin Stewart participates in an Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine during Exercise ARC21 in 2021. Royal Australian Navy Photo
The Royal Australian Navy faces the greatest challenge of the Australian Defense Force as it pursues a nuclear-powered submarine fleet, according to the nation’s latest defense blueprint.
Building the new boats under the AUKUS agreement is central to Australia’s new strategy of denial...
Thousands Rally In Australia Against Potential Submarine Base
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied on Saturday against a future nuclear-powered submarine base at Port Kembla in eastern Australia as part of the A$368 billion ($244.1 billion) AUKUS defense pact…
https://gcaptain.com/thousands-rally-in-australia-against-potential-submarine-base/