The Albanese Government has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom to support Australia’s future sovereign conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarine capability.
The announcement will directly support the manufacture of critical components for nuclear‑powered submarines which will be built at Osborne in South Australia, including the nuclear propulsion systems of Australia’s first two SSN-AUKUS.
Under the AUKUS program, the United Kingdom will deliver complete, welded nuclear propulsion systems for Australian‑built SSN‑AUKUS boats, with work already underway at the Rolls‑Royce Submarine facility in Derby.
Early progress on reactor manufacturing is essential to maintaining program momentum, sustaining specialist skills, and align industrial schedules across the AUKUS partnership.
This investment is in addition to Australia’s contribution of GBP 2.4 billion over 10 years to expand the production capacity of Rolls-Royce Submarines.
This announcement follows Minister Conroy’s engagement at the Australia-United Kingdom Defence Industry Dialogue (AUKDID) which was held in London today. AUKDID – which was held
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