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Electric Boat Gets First AUKUS Contract To Support Allied Subs

Rich Abott — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:52:23 +0000

The Navy last Thursday awarded General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat division an initial $197 million contract focused on supporting the AUKUS program as it helps Australia set up the capability […]

Australia Invests $2.8 Billion In Future SSN-AUKUS Submarine Shipyard

Rich Abott — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:18:57 +0000

The Australian government last weekend announced an investment of $2.75 billion to start building a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government expects the […]

Textron Sells U.S. Navy One Tsunami USV For AUKUS Testing

Rich Abott — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:13:20 +0000

Textron Systems [TXT] on Wednesday announced it sold a single 21-foot version of its new Tsunami unmanned surface vessel (USV) to a U.S. Navy warfare center to participate in an […]

Austal USA To Share 3D Printing Tech With Aussie Shipbuilder ASC

Rich Abott — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:15:29 +0000

Austal USA on Monday announced a recent agreement with Australia’s government-owned Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) to share its 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology in another move to aid Australia’s […]

AUKUS Tech And Supply Advance With Quantum Clock Tests And Industrial Base Expansion

Rich Abott — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:10:33 +0000

AUKUS government and industry players this week marked two-related advances during an Australian maritime trade show, the successful trialing of Australian quantum clocks as well as another international supplier integrated […]

Australia Doubles Sub Supplier Qualification Investments

Rich Abott — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:59:14 +0000

The Australian government last Friday announced it was doubling its investment in a submarine supplier qualification pilot program that is helping companies qualify to enter the supply chain of the […]

AUKUS Can be Strengthened, More Sustainable, DoD Official Says During DoD Review

Rich Abott — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:57:29 +0000

A Defense Department official on Tuesday said there are things the U.S. and Australia can do to make the AUKUS security agreement stronger and more sustainable, while confirming a review […]

Australia Commits $8 Billion To Shipbuilding And Sustainment Facility Supporting AUKUS

Rich Abott — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:40:27 +0000

The Australian government on Sunday committed to providing $8 billion to deliver a shipbuilder project in Western Australia that will ultimately enable maintaining and building conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under […]

DIU Plus UK and Australian Partners Launch Second AUKUS Innovation Challenge

Rich Abott — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:58:08 +0000

The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and its counterparts in the U.K. and Australian governments launched the second annual AUKUS Pillar II Maritime Innovation Challenge this week, this time focused […]

HII Names VEEM As Initial Australian Company To Enter Sub Supplier Program

Rich Abott — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:16:11 +0000

HII [HII] named Australia’s VEEM Ltd. as one of the first companies that will join a submarine supplier pilot program HII is leading to help connect Australian firms to the […]

HII Wins Australian Contract To Help Aussies Qualify as Sub Suppliers

Rich Abott — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:39:09 +0000

The Australian government awarded HII’s [HII] Australian subsidiary a $6 million contract to deliver a new submarine supplier qualification pilot to help Australian companies qualify to enter the U.S. submarine […]

Australia’s New Submarine Industry Strategy Plans For $19 Billion Domestic Investment

Rich Abott — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:38:19 +0000

The Australian government on Friday released a new document setting out its vision for the future submarine industrial base, including planning for about $19 billion needed to prepare the domestic […]

HASC Seapower Leaders Urge Prompt DoD Australian AUKUS Funds Plan

Rich Abott — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:59:19 +0000

The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Tuesday, pushing for quick action on […]

Australia Announces Another $164 Million For AUKUS Sub Industry

Rich Abott — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:02:04 +0000

The Australian defense minister on Tuesday announced another $164 million investment in domestic industry to support the supply chain for the future AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine. The Albanese government specified […]

Australia Approves First Businesses To Work In U.S., U.K. Sub Supply Chains

Rich Abott — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:24:47 +0000

The Australian government on Wednesday announced four domestic companies were awarded contracts as part of a qualification process so they will ultimately work in the U.S. and U.K. submarine supply […]

U.S., Australia And Japan To Increase Trilateral Aerospace And Autonomous R&D

Rich Abott — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:59:34 +0000

The defense leaders of the U.S., Australia and Japan this week said they are working on plans to jointly develop aerospace materials and autonomous systems alongside other trilateral efforts. During […]

Australia Announces New Naval Industrial Zone With Future Submarine Dry Docks

Rich Abott — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:06:34 +0000

The Australian government on Wednesday announced a new site in Western Australia called the Henderson Defense Precinct that will ultimately include a submarine dry dock for future maintenance activities. During […]

First 28 Australiand Start AUKUS Sub Maintenance Training in Hawaii

Rich Abott — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:22:17 +0000

The first cohort of 28 Australian ASC employees arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) this month to start training on nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) […]

Australia Committing To Collins-Class Sub Life Extension With Fewer Upgrades

Rich Abott — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:13:41 +0000

Australia on Wednesday announced the start of a life extension program for the Collins-class submarine that curtails previously planned upgrades while it awaits U.S. and domestically-made nuclear-powered attack submarines in […]