30+ year project
$2bn shipyard upgrade

Under the AUKUS trilateral security partnership (with the US and UK), South Australia is the home of the build for Australia’s new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the SSN-AUKUS.

  • New submarine construction yard work began 2023
  • 4,000 jobs on the construction yard
  • 4,000-5,500 direct jobs for submarine construction

Project lead: BAE Systems, ASC

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    Nuclear-powered submarines

    Under the AUKUS trilateral security partnership (with the US and UK), South Australia is the home of the build for Australia’s new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the SSN-AUKUS.