AUKUS Project

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AUSTRALIAN navy crew are due to start training alongside Barrow's shipyard workers by the end of this year as part of a major submarine-building project.

The UK and Australia will both build new submarines as part of the AUKUS defence agreement between the two countries and the USA, with construction of the UK’s submarines taking place in Barrow.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace visited the shipyard today where the next generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built for the Royal Navy.

See - https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/23498854 ... s-project/ - LFT
Also - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-a ... submarines

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Understanding the timeframe for the AUKUS submarine programme

Since the formal announcement in March that Australia would partner with the RN to design and build a new class of SSNs, further details have emerged about how the AUKUS submarine programme will be structured.

Providing Australia with nuclear submarines will be a multi-decade tri-national endeavour and will inevitably be influenced by, as yet unforseen economic, political and geostrategic changes that may occur over its lifetime. The joint steering group from the 3 nations has for now at least, produced a credible initial plan, adopting the crawl-walk-run approach to building up Australian capability almost from scratch.
See - https://www.navylookout.com/understandi ... programme/

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The Royal Navy's RAdm S Asquith has joined US colleagues in to mark the first visit of a Virginia Class Submarine to an Australian Navy base since the announcement of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pathway.

See:
Press release
British-led design chosen for AUKUS submarine project
The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brit ... ne-project

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Ministry of Defence

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the AUKUS defence and security partnership between Australia, U.K. & U.S.A.

Substantial progress has been made on the SSN-AUKUS and Advanced Capabilities programmes since the initial announcement in 2021.
Click on flags and scroll right at - https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/17 ... 2055715907

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British-led design chosen for AUKUS submarine project

The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design.

See - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brit ... ne-project

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Today [1st October] MoD announced it has awarded a 5-year £3.95 billion contract for the next phase of SSN-AUKUS Submarine design to BAES Maritime
Will cover development work to 2028 enabling move into the detailed design phase and procurement of long-lead items.

Ministry of Defence Defence HQ
The design phase of the next-generation AUKUS submarine is now underway.
A new £4 billion contract has been awarded to progress the design and development of one of the most advanced submarines in the world, supporting thousands of highly skilled UK jobs.
See - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/4-bi ... ine-design

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AUKUS personnel collaborate on UK submarines for future security

Representatives from Australia and the US have joined Royal Navy personnel in Faslane to watch and understand how to maintain nuclear-powered submarines.

See - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/auku ... e-security

And for photos - https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/17 ... 2725828069

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Navy Lookout

Admiral Sir Ben Key First Sea Lord says US needs to reform its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) governing technology transfer - something the AUKUS project requires.


UK navy chief sides with Australia on AUKUS hurdles

See - https://www.sheppnews.com.au/world/uk-n ... s-hurdles/

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AUKUS Sub Sale Will Cause 10-Year Dip in U.S. Attack Boat Inventory, Says CBO

The U.S. nuclear attack submarine inventory will experience a nearly decade-long dip due to the AUKUS partnership, according to a new Congressional Budget Office analysis of U.S. naval shipbuilding.

To support selling three to five Virginia-class attack boats to the Royal Australian Navy, the attack boat inventory will decrease in the mid-2030s, as shipyards won’t be able to deliver Virginia-class boats to absorb the loss of the sale to Australia.

The dip, estimated to start in 2037, will keep U.S. attack boat inventory in the high 40s to low 50s for about a decade, meaning the Navy will remain short of its goal of 66 attack submarines in the fleet.

Continues at - https://news.usni.org/2023/10/26/aukus- ... y-says-cbo

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New undersea capability to strengthen AUKUS partnership

As part of the AUKUS partnership, a joint exercise took place testing new capability, ADV Guidance, that will increase protection of underwater infrastructure.

See - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new- ... artnership

4 Photos at - https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/17 ... 96/photo/1