Australia has selected Leidos Gibbs and Cox Australia to lead preliminary design of a contingency dry dock for its future nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
Australian-made submarine-grade steel will be used in U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines for the first time, marking a new step in AUKUS industrial integration.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Lockheed Martin UK a £20 million contract to develop a hypersonic target for missile-defense testing.
Australia will invest another $4.6 billion in Australian Naval Infrastructure to support the nuclear-powered submarine construction yard at Osborne.
Rolls-Royce Submarines has officially broken ground and started foundational work on a new manufacturing facility at its Raynesway site in Derby.
Australia said Submarine Rotational Force-West has moved another step closer to being established.
The U.S. Navy has reestablished Submarine Squadron 3 to support Submarine Rotational Force-West, a key element of the AUKUS security partnership.
The U.S. Navy has established Naval Support Activity Stirling in Perth, Western Australia, as part of AUKUS.
Australia will buy three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States under a revised AUKUS plan intended to simplify the country’s nuclear-powered submarine acquisition.
AUKUS defence ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to the trilateral security partnership after meeting in Singapore.
Lockheed Martin Australia has been selected by the Australian government as the preferred combat system integration strategic partner for the country’s future fleet of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines, marking another milestone in the AUKUS programme.
Rolls-Royce said its MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected to power Australia’s new fleet of upgraded Mogami-class frigates.
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