The Osborne yard will have fabrication, outfitting, and consolidation areas, plus facilities for testing, launching and commissioning.

Richard Marles, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, speaks during an announcement at the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Kuttabul, in Sydney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Saturday it would spend A$12 billion ($8 billion) to ...

"South Australia is at the centre of one of the most significant defence undertakings in our history," Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas said in a press release.

Key Points and Summary - Australia's Collins-class submarines, once plagued by design flaws, were upgraded into formidable diesel-electric boats. -In famous early 2000s wargames, they repeatedly "sank" U.S. Navy warships, including an aircraft carrier ...

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Australia has taken a major step in delivering its future nuclear-powered submarine capability by paying Aus$310 million ($220 million) for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors destined for SSN-AUKUS attack submarines, the government announced on 24 February.

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles meets India's Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh at an indigenous smoking ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, October 9, 2025. AAP/Mick Tsikas via REUTERS ATTENTION ...

Australia has taken another step along the AUKUS pathway with the arrival of the Royal Navy's Astute-class submarine HMS Anson at HMAS Stirling.