East Asia and Pacific Region
AUKUS Agreement: Australia Cannot Fix British And American Submarine Industrial Bases Capacity Problem
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Defense Industry
Australian Sailors Embed Aboard To Learn About Submarine Tenders For AUKUS Submarines
A group of 37 Royal Australian Navy officers and sailors have departed for Guam to embed on board USS Emory S. Land, the United States submarine tender. In December last year, Australia, the United States […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australian Navy’s SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) will receive evolved version of AN/BYG-1 combat control system
Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry has revealed that Australia and the United Kingdom’s future attack submarine, known as SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) will use an “evolved version” of the AN/BYG-1 Combat Control System. Speaking at the National […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Babcock Australasia, Bechtel Australia and HII Sign MOU on AUKUS Submarine Delivery
In an AUKUS-first collaboration, Babcock Australasia, Bechtel Australia and HII have agreed to work together to identify opportunities to leverage their complementary set of skills and experience to establish and support Australia’s conventionally armed nuclear-powered […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
AUKUS Deal: U.S. Congress Passes Legislation Allowing Transfer of Nuclear Submarines to Australia
The US Congress has passed legislation allowing the country to sell Virginia class submarines to Australia under the Aukus security pact. Sweeping legislation covering a wide range of military priorities including Aukus passed the US […]
Americas
AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Artificial intelligence, cyber, Electronic warfare and hypersonics
In September 2021 the UK, Australia and the United States agreed a trilateral defence and security partnership to “help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.” Known as AUKUS, the agreement reflects the UK’s […]
Europe
UK invests $4.8 billion in next phase of AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project
Britain has inked contracts worth 4 billion pounds ($4.87 billion) to fund a new phase of the SSN-AUKUS next-generation attack submarine project, according to government officials. The deals, which involve British companies BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
First SSN AUKUS nuclear submarine will be built in UK
The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s submarine design, UK Government revealed. In September 2021 the UK, Australia and the United States of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Rolls Royce’s nuclear reactors to power Australian SSN AUKUS submarines
Rolls-Royce Submarines has been contracted to provide reactors for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the UK and the US. Rolls-Royce Submarines, based in Derby, UK currently employs more […]