Work Begins on Subs Program After Historic AUKUS Deal

Published on March 23, 2024

Australia’s nuclear submarine dream is a step closer to becoming reality after the government announced partner companies to build and sustain the country’s AUKUS fleet. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the deal alongside his UK counterpart Grant Shapps as the pair convened for the annual AUKMIN meeting in Adelaide on March 22. As part of the submarine construction process, Australia will hand $4.6 billion (US$3 billion) to the British shipbuilding industry to boost capacity at the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby and bankroll the design costs of the boats that Australia will build. While defence firm BAE Systems will construct the submarines at the Osborne shipyards in Adelaide, the nuclear reactors used to propel the vessels will be made by Rolls-Royce in the UK....

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