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