Richard Marles

BAE and ASC Pty Ltd selected to build SSN-AUKUS submarines

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In what is scarcely a surprising move, the Australian Government has selected BAE Systems and ASC Pty Ltd to build Australia’s new fleet of SSN-AUKUS nuclear powered attack submarines. In the latest significant development in the AUKUS trilateral security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, the news was announced yesterday by Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, and U.K. Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps,

Our relationship with is one that has stood...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/bae-and-asc-pty-ltd-selected-to-build-ssn-aukus-submarines/

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...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/07/first-australian-sailors-graduate-from-nuclear-power-school-set-to-serve-on-u-s-navy-subs-in-hawaii

AUKUS Success Will Depend on Long-term Political Will, Says Regional Expert

President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Surnak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speak at the AUKUS bilateral meeting in San Diego, Calif, March 13, 2023. DoD Photo

As new details emerge about the AUKUS technology-sharing agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, a regional expert says the deal’s success requires both flexibility and sustained political support in all three countries.

The long-term nature of the AUKUS agreement that would pursue...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/27/aukus-success-will-depend-on-long-term-political-will-says-regional-expert

Australian Report on AUKUS Nuclear Powered Submarine Pathway

The following is the March 13, 2023, Australian Department of Defense report, The AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathway.

From the report

Over the past 18 months, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have worked together to determine the Optimal Pathway for Australia to acquire SSNs. All three AUKUS partners have dedicated significant effort and resources to this work. A Joint Steering Group made up of senior officials from all three countries met 12 times between December 2021...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/14/australian-report-on-aukus-nuclear-powered-submarine-pathway

AUKUS Plan: Aussie Sailors to Serve on American Subs, RAN to Buy U.S. Virginia Attack Boats

Virginia-class submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) transits the Thames River during routine operations in Groton, Conn., on Oct. 6. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO – The leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom will join President Joe Biden at the Navy’s submarine base in San Diego, Calif., Monday morning to mark a historic trilateral agreement aimed at bolstering security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

The plan to eventually sell Australia a handful of Virginia-class submarines – the key aspect...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/13/embargoed-until-4-aukus-leaders-agree-on-path-to-nuke-subs-for-australia-shipyard-support-to-u-s-navy

Wittman: Australian Sailors Should be Underway on U.S. Submarines Now

Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean arrives alongside during a logistics port visit of Hobart, Tasmania, on April 1, 2021. Royal Australian Navy Photo

Australia needs its officers and sailors to learn how to operate American submarines now instead of waiting for construction on the country’s first nuclear submarine, the ranking Republican on a key congressional committee said Tuesday.

Rep. Rob Wittman, (R-Va.) and ranking member on the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/27/wittman-australian-sailors-should-be-underway-on-u-s-submarines-now

Australia to Pick Nuclear Submarine Design in Early 2023, Says Official

Sailors assigned to the Australian navy Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77) prepare to receive hotel services and supplies during a bilateral training event with the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Sept. 13, 2019. US Navy photo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Australian government is set to announce the design for its first nuclear submarine in the first quarter of 2023, its deputy prime minister and defense minister said Thursday.

Canberra is also looking to see how it can speed up...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/14/australia-to-pick-nuclear-submarine-design-in-early-2023-says-official

Australia Developing New Defense Strategy in Response to China, Says Deputy Prime Minister

Ship’s Company of HMAS Canberra prepare to pass lines as the ship sails into Townsville, Queensland on June 2, 2022. Royal Australian Navy Photo

Australia is developing long-range strike weapons, remains intent on building a nuclear-powered submarine force and is ramping up its area access denial capabilities in cooperation with the United States as it watches China “trying to shape the world around us,” its deputy prime minister said.

Richard Marles, who also serves as defense minister, said...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/12/australia-developing-new-defense-strategy-in-response-to-china-says-deputy-prime-minister

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